NGC6688 (Galaxy)

From Cambridge , NGC6688 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:49 (EDT), 60° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:23, 83° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:45, 50° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC6688
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Object type
Galaxy
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Right ascension: | 18h40m [4] |
Declination: | +36°17' [4] |
Constellation: | Lyra |
Magnitude: | 13.85 (B) [2] 10.04 (J) [2] 9.29 (H) [2] 9.05 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | S0-a |
Distance: | 83.7 Mpc 272.9 Mlyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -20.76 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.