NGC6351 (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 , NGC6351 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:17 (PDT), 53° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:21, 87° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 40° above your western horizon.

Name NGC6351
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:17h19m [1]
Declination:+36°03' [1]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:17.27 (B) [1]
12.57 (J) [1]
11.72 (H) [1]
11.52 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.1 arcmin x 0.1 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 43.0°E of N
Hubble type:E

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