NGC6297 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6297 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 03:33, 69° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:58 (EDT), 32° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:41, 66° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC6297
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h03m [2] |
| Declination: | +62°01' [2] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 14.42 (B) [2] 11.48 (J) [2] 10.75 (H) [2] 10.56 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 55.6 Mpc 181.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.31 |