NGC6263 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6263 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:16 (PDT), 53° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:09, 83° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 35° above your 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