NGC6463 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6463 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 03:42, 56° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:43 (PDT), 26° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:51, 54° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC6463
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h43m [1] |
| Declination: | +67°36' [1] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 15.12 (B) [1] 11.58 (J) [1] 10.97 (H) [1] 10.64 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 161.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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