NGC6272 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6272 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:20, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:59, 75° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:14, 75° above your southern 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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