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NGC 6745 NED02 - Galaxy in Lyra

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 64.77°   Az: 258.18°   Direction: West-South-West

NGC 6745 NED02 is a Galaxy in the Lyra constellation. NGC 6745 NED02 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Given its B magnitude of 16.34, NGC 6745 NED02 is visible only through long exposure photography.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6745 NED02 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 6745 NED02 - Galaxy in Lyra star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6745 NED02 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.69 arcmin) and minor (0.22 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 02m 31s
+40° 47’ 52”
02h 13m 45s
21h 16m 17s

J2000

19h 01m 41s
+40° 45’ 35”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6745 NED02 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 6745 NED02 - Galaxy in Lyra.

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Finder chart for NGC 6745 NED02 - Galaxy in Lyra.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 6745 NED02 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

16.34
14.51
14.55
13.96

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

The surface brightess reported below is an indication of the brightness per unit of angular area of NGC 6745 NED02.

24.87 mag/arcsec2

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 6745 NED02 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6745 NED02 is a visual representation of it.
0.69 arcmin
0.22 arcmin
174°

Rise and Set Times

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

NGC 6745 NED02 - Galaxy in Lyra is circumpolar and transits at 03:14 UTC (altitude: 79.3°)