NGC6456 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6456 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 03:25, 63° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:14 (EDT), 36° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:22, 62° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC6456
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Object type
Galaxy
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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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