NGC6347 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6347 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:13, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:13, 64° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:16, 60° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6347
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h19m [4] |
| Declination: | +16°39' [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 13.45 (V) [2] 14.53 (B) [2] 11.41 (J) [2] 10.73 (H) [2] 10.50 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
| Distance: | 89.6 Mpc 292.1 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.08 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.31 |
Sources