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NGC 6669 - Other Classification in Hercules

Above the horizon.  Rise: 0:47 | Tran: 8:47 | Set: 16:48
Alt: 44.62°   Az: 247.26°   Direction: West-South-West

NGC 6669 is a Other Classification in the Hercules constellation. NGC 6669 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 6669 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 6669 - Other Classification in Hercules star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6669 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 38m 18s
+22° 13’ 07”
03h 00m 39s
21h 38m 58s

J2000

18h 37m 14s
+22° 11’ 44”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6669 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 6669 - Other Classification in Hercules.

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Finder chart for NGC 6669 - Other Classification in Hercules.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 6669 - Other Classification in Hercules rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 67.8°
Max altitude: 60.7°
Azimuth: 292.2°