NGC6257 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6257 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:34, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:56, 87° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:14, 85° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6257
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h56m [1] |
| Declination: | +39°38' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 15.61 (B) [1] 12.92 (J) [1] 12.27 (H) [1] 12.03 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
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