NGC6490 (Galaxy)

Image of NGC6490
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Columbus , NGC6490 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 22:43 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 68° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:44.

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Name NGC6490
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6490[1]
UGC 11033[2]
PGC 61079[3]
Position
Right ascension:17h54m [3]
Declination:+18°22' [3]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:14.73 (B) [1]
10.90 (J) [1]
10.17 (H) [1]
10.00 (K) [1]
Hubble type:E-S0
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39.96°N
83.00°W
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