NGC6368 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6368 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:53 (EDT), 52° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:41, 60° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 27° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6368
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h27m [4] |
| Declination: | +11°32' [4] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 13.55 (B) [2] 10.16 (J) [2] 9.48 (H) [2] 9.19 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| Distance: | 34.5 Mpc 112.5 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.14 |
Sources