NGC6265 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6265 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:06 (EDT), 22° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:43, 75° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:13, 66° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6265
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h57m [4] |
| Declination: | +27°50' [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 15.21 (B) [2] 11.72 (J) [2] 11.06 (H) [2] 10.75 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 117.0 Mpc 381.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.13 |
Sources