NGC6697 (Galaxy)

Image of NGC6697
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 , NGC6697 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:25, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:43, 81° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:51, 81° above your southern horizon.

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Name NGC6697
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6697[1]
UGC 11349[2]
PGC 62354[3]
Position
Right ascension:18h45m [3]
Declination:+25°30' [3]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:14.46 (B) [1]
10.40 (J) [1]
9.68 (H) [1]
9.44 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.2 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 65.0°E of N
Hubble type:E
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All times shown in South El Monte local time.

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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