NGC6279 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6279 will become visible at around 17:58 (PST), 44° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:15.
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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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