NGC6306 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6306 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 23:25, 70° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:54 (EDT), 65° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 46° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6306
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h07m [3] |
| Declination: | +60°43' [3] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 13.86 (V) [1] 14.52 (B) [1] 11.75 (J) [1] 11.02 (H) [1] 10.85 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SBab |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.66 |
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