NGC6270 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6270 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:17 (PDT), 55° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:56, 83° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 33° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6270
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h58m [2] |
| Declination: | +27°51' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 15.55 (B) [2] 12.46 (J) [2] 11.54 (H) [2] 11.35 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 93.0°E of N |
| Distance: | 117.0 Mpc 381.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.79 |