NGC6457 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6457 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 03:21, 64° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:15 (EDT), 36° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:21, 63° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC6457
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h42m [3] |
| Declination: | +66°28' [3] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 15.24 (B) [1] 10.96 (J) [1] 10.26 (H) [1] 9.97 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
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