NGC6243 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6243 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:43 (EDT), 71° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:59, 72° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:22, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6243
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h52m [3] |
| Declination: | +23°19' [3] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.85 (B) [1] 11.43 (J) [1] 10.65 (H) [1] 10.33 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
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