NGC6303 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6303 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 23:19, 62° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:53 (EDT), 60° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 45° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6303
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h05m [3] |
| Declination: | +68°49' [3] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 15.02 (B) [1] 11.32 (J) [1] 10.46 (H) [1] 10.23 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E |
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