NGC6308 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6308 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:15 (PST) – 3 hours and 40 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 29° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:50.
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Name
NGC6308
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h11m [3] |
| Declination: | +23°22' [3] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.24 (B) [1] 10.99 (J) [1] 10.32 (H) [1] 10.04 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 156.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
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