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NGC 6623 - Galaxy Pair in Hercules

Above the horizon.  Rise: 9:50 | Tran: 18:01 | Set: 2:16
Alt: 45.61°   Az: 111.10°   Direction: East-South-East

NGC 6623 is a Galaxy Pair in the Hercules constellation. NGC 6623 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6623 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 6623 - Galaxy Pair in Hercules star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6623 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.3 arcmin) and minor (1.3 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 20m 44s
+23° 43’ 03”
20h 58m 07s
15h 18m 52s

J2000

18h 19m 42s
+23° 42’ 20”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6623 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 6623 - Galaxy Pair in Hercules star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6623 - Galaxy Pair in Hercules.

Finder chart NGC 6623 - Galaxy Pair in Hercules star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6623 - Galaxy Pair in Hercules.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 6623 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6623 is a visual representation of it.
1.3 arcmin
1.3 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's NGC 6623 - Galaxy Pair in Hercules rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.3°
Max altitude: 62.2°
Azimuth: 293.7°