NGC6292 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6292 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 01:57, 71° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:24 (EDT), 46° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:55, 64° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6292
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h03m [4] |
| Declination: | +61°02' [4] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 14.32 (B) [2] 11.87 (J) [2] 11.21 (H) [2] 11.10 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
| Distance: | 59.7 Mpc 194.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.56 |
Sources