NGC6288 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6288 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 22:04, 62° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:43 (EDT), 62° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:11, 37° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6288
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h57m [1] |
| Declination: | +68°27' [1] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 15.24 (B) [1] 11.60 (J) [1] 10.85 (H) [1] 10.59 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
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