Galaxy · constellation Her
NGC 6579
NGC 6579MCG +04-43-011PGC 61562
Catalogue data
- Right ascension
- 18h 12m 31.8s
- Declination
- +21° 25' 14"
- Size
- 1.1′ × 46.8″
- Position angle
- 33°
- Magnitude
- 14.3 (B)
- Surface brightness
- 23.43 mag/arcsec²
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Suggested techniques
- LRGB, RGB, OSC
- Data source
- OpenNGC
Component 'a)' in UGC notes.
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