NGC6282 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6282 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:35 (PST) – 3 hours and 13 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:44.
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Name
NGC6282
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h00m [1] |
| Declination: | +29°49' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 15.15 (B) [1] 12.48 (J) [1] 11.75 (H) [1] 11.52 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 45.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBbc |
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