NGC6269 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6269 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 67° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:57, 83° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:21, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6269
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h57m [3] |
| Declination: | +27°51' [3] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 12.31 (V) [1] 13.43 (B) [1] 10.40 (J) [1] 9.71 (H) [1] 9.40 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.8 arcmin x 1.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 80.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.12 |
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