NGC6312 (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 , NGC6312 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:16 (PDT), 53° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:23, 81° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 42° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC6312
Object type Galaxy
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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