NGC6462 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6462 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 03:15, 69° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:18 (EDT), 36° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:18, 67° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC6462
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h44m [2] |
| Declination: | +61°54' [2] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 14.90 (B) [2] 12.06 (J) [2] 11.35 (H) [2] 11.03 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 167.0 Mpc 544.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.21 |