NGC6260 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6260 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 03:49, 68° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:40 (EDT), 30° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:45, 67° 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] |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
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