NGC6303 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC6303 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 05:52, 42° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 18:02 (PST), 20° above your northern horizon.

Name NGC6303
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6303[1]
UGC 10711[2]
PGC 59573[3]
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]
Angular dimensions:1.5 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 61.0°E of N
Hubble type:E

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