NGC6409 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6409 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:20, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:34, 81° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:45, 81° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC6409
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h36m [1] |
| Declination: | +50°45' [1] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 14.60 (B) [1] 12.24 (J) [1] 11.60 (H) [1] 11.23 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
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