NGC6296 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6296 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:56, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:10, 51° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:20, 48° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6296
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h08m [4] |
| Declination: | +03°53' [4] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 14.16 (B) [2] 11.37 (J) [2] 10.58 (H) [2] 10.27 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
| Distance: | 109.0 Mpc 355.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.03 |
Sources