NGC6459 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC6459 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:48 (EDT), 30° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:06, 71° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6459
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h45m [1] |
| Declination: | +55°46' [1] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 15.23 (B) [1] 11.98 (J) [1] 11.21 (H) [1] 10.96 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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