NGC6509 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6509 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:43 (EDT), 50° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:06, 55° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:31, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6509
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h59m [3] |
| Declination: | +06°17' [3] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 13.32 (B) [1] 10.46 (J) [1] 9.81 (H) [1] 9.73 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
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