NGC6459 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6459 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:17, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:51, 75° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:57, 75° above your northern 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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