NGC6420 (Galaxy)

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

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From Jacksonville , NGC6420 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:33 (EDT), 49° above your northern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:28, 27° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC6420
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:17h36m [1]
Declination:+68°03' [1]
Constellation:Draco
Magnitude:15.41 (B) [1]
12.21 (J) [1]
11.36 (H) [1]
11.06 (K) [1]
Hubble type:E

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