NGC6370 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

Show information for


From Cambridge , NGC6370 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:26 (EST), 45° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 20:48 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon. At 05:02, it will return to an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon, and reach an altitude of 24° before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:31.

Name NGC6370
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6370[1]
UGC 10836[2]
PGC 60192[3]
Position
Right ascension:17h23m [3]
Declination:+56°58' [3]
Constellation:Draco
Magnitude:14.20 (V) [1]
14.13 (B) [1]
10.86 (J) [1]
10.16 (H) [1]
9.85 (K) [1]
Hubble type:E
B-V Color (mag):-0.07

Share