NGC6399 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6399 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 17:26 (EST), 47° above your north-western horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:31, 25° above your north-eastern horizon.
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Name
NGC6399
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h31m [3] |
| Declination: | +59°36' [3] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 14.60 (B) [1] 11.24 (J) [1] 10.53 (H) [1] 10.34 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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