NGC6604 Observation Details
NGC6604 Daily Motion
NGC6604 will not be observable tonight. It will reach its transit at 40° by 12:33 and set at 17:53. Throughout the night, from 23:53 to 03:51, it will be below the horizon. NGC6604 will rise again after sunrise, at 07:08.NGC6604 will become visible in February, 22. After being too close to the Sun to observe, it will reappear in the night sky. Starting from February, 22, NGC6604 can be seen again, providing a good opportunity for observation.
NGC6604 Visibility Timetable on November 19
NGC6604 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Moon Rise, 2.8% illuminated | 03:29 | -44° |
| NGC6604 transit | 12:33 | 40° |
| Moon Set | 13:47 | 37° |
| Sunset | 14:53 | 30° |
| Civil sunset | 15:23 | 26° |
| Astrosession begin | 16:25 | 16° |
| NGC6604 set | 17:53 | |
| Astrosession end | 03:20 | -44° |
| NGC6604 rise | 07:08 |
Track NGC6604 Position Throughout the Night
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Where is NGC6604 right now?
NGC6604 is located in the constellation Serpens2, at right ascension 18h 18m 02s" and declination -12° 14' 35s. At the current time, it is below the horizon and not visible from your location.NGC6604 Image Gallery
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DSS Near-Infrared
DSS Composite image
The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for NGC6604
| Object name | NGC6604 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| NGC6604 coordinates | 18.30082, -12.24311 |
| Center coordinates | 18.30082, -12.24311 |
NGC6604 Passage Through Night
Current position of NGC6604
| Time | 23:53 |
| Latitude | 37.3541 |
| Longitude | -121.955 |
| NGC6604 elevation | -64° |
| NGC6604 Azimuth | 21° |
Annual motion of NGC6604
| Date | Thu, 20 November 2025 |
| Twighlight start | 16:21 |
| Twighlight end | 03:15 |
| Twighlight duration | 11h 54m |
| Rise | 07:08 |
| Set | 17:50 |
| Elevation at transit | 40° |
| Transit time | 12:29 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 18h 18m 02s", Dec: -12° 14' 35s |
| Magnitude | 7 |
| Constellation | Serpens2 |
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the NGC6604 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.
Astrometric & Physical Parameters of NGC6604
Coordinates & Visibility
| Right Ascension | 18.30082° |
| Declination | -12.24311° |
| Magnitude | 6.50 |
| Constellation | Serpens2 |
| Elevation | -63.5° |
| Azimuth | 20.9° |
Data Credits
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