NGC6301 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6301 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:02 (EDT), 22° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:26, 88° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:36, 76° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6301
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h08m [4] |
| Declination: | +42°20' [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.50 (B) [2] 11.37 (J) [2] 10.74 (H) [2] 10.51 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| Distance: | 122.0 Mpc 397.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.93 |
Sources