NGC6296 (Galaxy)

From Cambridge , NGC6296 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:49 (EDT), 38° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:30, 51° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:36, 33° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6296
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Object type
Galaxy
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Right ascension: | 17h08m [4] |
Declination: | +03°53' [4] |
Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
Magnitude: | 14.16 (B) [2] 11.37 (J) [2] 10.58 (H) [2] 10.27 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | SABb |
Distance: | 109.0 Mpc 355.3 Mlyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -21.03 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.