NGC6286 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6286 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:37 (EST), 42° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 20:39 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon. At 04:46, it will return to an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon, and reach an altitude of 26° before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:37.
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Name
NGC6286
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h58m [3] |
| Declination: | +58°56' [3] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 14.13 (B) [1] 11.12 (J) [1] 10.24 (H) [1] 9.76 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
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