NGC6278 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC6278 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:54 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 60° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:39.

Name NGC6278
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6278[1]
UGC 10656[2]
PGC 59426[3]
Position
Right ascension:17h00m [3]
Declination:+23°00' [3]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:13.75 (B) [1]
9.96 (J) [1]
9.21 (H) [1]
8.99 (K) [1]
Hubble type:S0

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