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Other deep sky objects in Draco

NGC 6817 - Galaxy Pair in Draco

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.

NGC 6817
Galaxy Pair
Draco
  • NGC 6817 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Its current altitude is 63° above the horizon. See also rise and set times.
Available Resources for NGC 6817 - Galaxy Pair in Draco

Apparent size of NGC 6817

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

Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 6817

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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 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 and finder chart of NGC 6817

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 6817 are provided in the following table:

19h 37m 22s
+62° 22’ 59”

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°.

Finder chart NGC 6817 - Galaxy Pair in Draco star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6817 - Galaxy Pair in Draco.

Finder chart NGC 6817 - Galaxy Pair in Draco star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6817 - Galaxy Pair in Draco.

Rise ans set times of NGC 6817 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

NGC 6817 - Galaxy Pair in Draco is circumpolar and transits at 10:43 UTC (altitude: 79.1°)