NGC6307 (Galaxy)

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

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From Cambridge , NGC6307 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 02:06, 71° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:23 (EDT), 45° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 65° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC6307
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6307[1]
UGC 10727[2]
PGC 59655[3]
Position
Right ascension:17h07m [3]
Declination:+60°45' [3]
Constellation:Draco
Magnitude:13.61 (B) [1]
10.40 (J) [1]
9.72 (H) [1]
9.48 (K) [1]
Hubble type:S0-a

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