NGC6312 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6312 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:12 (EDT), 29° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:57, 88° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:24, 73° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6312
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h10m [1] |
| Declination: | +42°17' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.98 (B) [1] 11.45 (J) [1] 10.76 (H) [1] 10.46 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E |
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