NGC6279 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC6279 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:01, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:44, 82° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:39, 77° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6279
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h59m [3] |
| Declination: | +47°14' [3] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.78 (B) [1] 11.25 (J) [1] 10.52 (H) [1] 10.19 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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