NGC6998 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6998 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:50, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:47, 27° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:34, 22° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6998
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 21h01m [2] |
| Declination: | −28°01' [2] |
| Constellation: | Microscopium |
| Magnitude: | 14.06 (V) [2] 15.20 (B) [2] 11.43 (J) [2] 10.67 (H) [2] 10.35 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 182.5 Mpc 594.9 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.14 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -22.25 |