NGC6542 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6542 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 05:47, 57° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 18:24 (EST), 15° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC6542
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h59m [3] |
| Declination: | +61°21' [3] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 13.92 (B) [1] 11.79 (J) [1] 11.40 (H) [1] 11.04 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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