NGC6359 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6359 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 17:37 (EST), 44° above your north-western horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:38, 27° above your north-eastern horizon.
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Name
NGC6359
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h17m [3] |
| Declination: | +61°46' [3] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 12.62 (V) [1] 13.54 (B) [1] 10.44 (J) [1] 9.77 (H) [1] 9.51 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.92 |
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