NGC6247 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6247 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 02:42, 69° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:03 (EDT), 39° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:16, 65° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6247
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h48m [3] |
| Declination: | +62°58' [3] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 13.81 (B) [1] 11.30 (J) [1] 10.62 (H) [1] 10.32 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
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