NGC6653 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , NGC6653 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name NGC6653
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:18h44m [2]
Declination:−73°15' [2]
Constellation:Pavo
Magnitude:13.39 (B) [2]
9.97 (J) [2]
9.18 (H) [2]
8.96 (K) [2]
Hubble type:E
Distance:57.4 Mpc
187.0 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.40

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