NGC6283 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6283 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:05 (PDT), 40° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:28, 74° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:31, 53° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6283
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h59m [3] |
| Declination: | +49°55' [3] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 13.64 (B) [1] 11.73 (J) [1] 11.16 (H) [1] 10.83 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 1.0 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 56.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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