NGC6244 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6244 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 02:58, 68° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:04 (EDT), 36° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:33, 64° above your north-western horizon.
|
Name
NGC6244
|
Object type
Galaxy
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 16h48m [4] |
| Declination: | +62°11' [4] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 14.21 (B) [2] 11.03 (J) [2] 10.22 (H) [2] 10.06 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
| Distance: | 34.8 Mpc 113.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.50 |
Sources