NGC6291 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6291 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 21:59, 73° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:41 (EDT), 73° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 35° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6291
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h00m [1] |
| Declination: | +58°56' [1] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 14.78 (B) [1] 11.81 (J) [1] 11.21 (H) [1] 10.90 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E |
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