NGC6289 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6289 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 05:39, 60° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 18:15 (EST), 21° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC6289
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h57m [1] |
| Declination: | +68°30' [1] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 15.40 (B) [1] 11.60 (J) [1] 10.87 (H) [1] 10.62 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E |
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