NGC6710 (Galaxy)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , NGC6710 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:44 (EDT), 57° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:06, 74° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:52, 41° above your western horizon.

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Name NGC6710
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6710[1]
UGC 11364[2]
PGC 62482[3]
Position
Right ascension:18h50m [3]
Declination:+26°50' [3]
Constellation:Lyra
Magnitude:13.06 (V) [1]
14.10 (B) [1]
10.40 (J) [1]
9.65 (H) [1]
9.35 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.7 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 38.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0-a
B-V Color (mag):1.04
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42.38°N
71.11°W
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