NGC6323 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6323 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 02:59, 87° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:24, 74° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6323
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h13m [4] |
| Declination: | +43°46' [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.73 (B) [2] 11.55 (J) [2] 10.85 (H) [2] 10.53 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBab |
| Distance: | 107.0 Mpc 348.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.42 |
Sources