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NGC 6817 - Galaxy Pair in Draco

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -42.27°   Az: 326.39°   Direction: North-North-West

NGC 6817 is a Galaxy Pair in the Draco constellation. NGC 6817 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6817 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 - Galaxy Pair in Draco star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6817 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.9 arcmin) and minor (0.9 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 37m 41s
+62° 26’ 30”
07h 50m 45s
03h 28m 26s

J2000

19h 37m 22s
+62° 22’ 59”

Finder Chart

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

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Finder chart for NGC 6817 - Galaxy Pair in Draco.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 6817 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6817 is a visual representation of it.
0.9 arcmin
0.9 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Sydney (AU)
Latitude: 33° 52’ 04” S
Longitude: 151° 12’ 26” E
Timezone: Australia/Sydney

NGC 6817 - Galaxy Pair in Draco is currently not visible from Sydney (AU)