NGC6379 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6379 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:09 (PDT), 28° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:38, 72° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:28, 47° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6379
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h30m [4] |
| Declination: | +16°17' [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 12.89 (V) [2] 13.70 (B) [2] 11.62 (J) [2] 10.97 (H) [2] 10.92 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| Distance: | 83.9 Mpc 273.5 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.81 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.73 |
Sources