NGC6264 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6264 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:43 (EDT), 75° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:04, 76° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:41, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6264
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h57m [2] |
| Declination: | +27°50' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 15.40 (V) [2] 15.44 (B) [2] 12.39 (J) [2] 11.59 (H) [2] 11.41 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
| Distance: | 144.0 Mpc 469.4 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.04 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.39 |