NGC6317 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6317 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:43 (PDT), 27° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:51, 56° 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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 44.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
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