NGC6263 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6263 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:46, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:22, 76° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:39, 69° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6263
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h56m [4] |
| Declination: | +27°49' [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.74 (B) [2] 11.24 (J) [2] 10.54 (H) [2] 10.25 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 148.0 Mpc 482.5 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.11 |
Sources