NGC6279 (Galaxy)

Image of NGC6279
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From South El Monte , NGC6279 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:43 (PDT), 22° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:58, 76° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:51, 64° above your north-western horizon.

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Name NGC6279
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6279[1]
UGC 10645[2]
PGC 59370[3]
Position
Right ascension:16h59m [3]
Declination:+47°14' [3]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:14.78 (B) [1]
11.25 (J) [1]
10.52 (H) [1]
10.19 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.0 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 34.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0
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Visibility from South El Monte

All times shown in South El Monte local time.

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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