NGC6272 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC6272 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 22:16 (EDT), 76° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:45, 77° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:20, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6272
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h58m [1] |
| Declination: | +27°55' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 15.49 (B) [1] 12.79 (J) [1] 12.08 (H) [1] 11.75 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
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