NGC6260 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6260 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:11, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:33, 60° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:25, 59° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC6260
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h51m [1] |
| Declination: | +63°42' [1] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 14.66 (B) [1] 11.79 (J) [1] 11.02 (H) [1] 10.94 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 130.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
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