NGC6429 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6429 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:15, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:45, 72° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:20, 71° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6429
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h44m [4] |
| Declination: | +25°21' [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.20 (B) [2] 10.87 (J) [2] 10.18 (H) [2] 9.93 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBa |
| Distance: | 45.1 Mpc 147.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.07 |
Sources