NGC6279 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6279 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:08 (EDT), 34° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:41, 85° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:12, 73° 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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