NGC6317 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6317 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 05:18, 68° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:25 (EDT), 20° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:25, 68° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC6317
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h08m [1] |
| Declination: | +62°53' [1] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 15.01 (B) [1] 12.59 (J) [1] 11.87 (H) [1] 11.44 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
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