NGC6486 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC6486 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:56, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:37, 79° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:39, 79° above your southern horizon.
Name
NGC6486
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 17h52m [1] |
Declination: | +29°49' [1] |
Constellation: | Hercules |
Magnitude: | 15.04 (B) [1] 11.68 (J) [1] 10.98 (H) [1] 10.62 (K) [1] |
Hubble type: | E |
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