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NGC 6817 NED01 - Galaxy in Draco

Above the horizon.  Rise: 14:39 | Tran: 1:04 | Set: 11:32
Alt: 41.95°   Az: 332.94°   Direction: North-North-West

NGC 6817 NED01 is a Galaxy in the Draco constellation. NGC 6817 NED01 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Given its B magnitude of 16.05, NGC 6817 NED01 is visible only through long exposure photography.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6817 NED01 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 6817 NED01 - Galaxy in Draco star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6817 NED01 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 37m 40s
+62° 26’ 28”
03h 07m 57s
22h 45m 37s

J2000

19h 37m 20s
+62° 22’ 57”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6817 NED01 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 6817 NED01 - Galaxy in Draco.

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Finder chart for NGC 6817 NED01 - Galaxy in Draco.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 6817 NED01 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).

16.05

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

Rise and Set Times

Location: Hetian, Cina
Latitude: 25° 40’ 01” N
Longitude: 116° 24’ 54” E
Timezone: Asia/Shanghai

Today's NGC 6817 NED01 - Galaxy in Draco rise, transit and set times from Hetian, Cina are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 27.6°
Max altitude: 53.2°
Azimuth: 332.4°