NGC6538 (Galaxy)

Image of NGC6538
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From South El Monte , NGC6538 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 05:51, 35° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:56 (PST), 28° above your northern horizon.

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Name NGC6538
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6538[1]
UGC 11062[2]
PGC 61072[3]
Position
Right ascension:17h54m [3]
Declination:+73°25' [3]
Constellation:Draco
Magnitude:14.05 (B) [1]
12.34 (J) [1]
11.74 (H) [1]
11.54 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.9 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 50.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sbc
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Visibility from South El Monte

All times shown in South El Monte local time.

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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