NGC6661

Image of NGC6661
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , NGC6661 will become visible at around 17:28 (EST), 22° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 32 minutes after the Sun at 19:46.

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Name NGC6661
Object type Duplicate catalogue entry for NGC6660
Position
Right ascension:18h34m [3]
Declination:+22°54' [3]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:11.90 (V) [2]
Distance:42.1 Mpc
137.2 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-21.22
Visibility from Cambridge

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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