NGC6274 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6274 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 68° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:58, 85° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:28, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6274
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h59m [1] |
| Declination: | +29°56' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.33 (V) [1] 16.60 (B) [1] 13.65 (J) [1] 13.02 (H) [1] 12.62 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 117.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBab |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.36 |