NGC6456 (Galaxy)

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

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From Cambridge , NGC6456 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 22:41, 64° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:41 (EDT), 63° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 42° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC6456
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:17h42m [1]
Declination:+67°35' [1]
Constellation:Draco
Magnitude:15.50 (B) [1]
12.30 (J) [1]
11.63 (H) [1]
11.48 (K) [1]
Hubble type:E

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