NGC6408 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6408 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:17, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:25, 67° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:24, 64° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6408
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h38m [3] |
| Declination: | +18°52' [3] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.40 (B) [1] 10.94 (J) [1] 10.16 (H) [1] 9.92 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
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