NGC6301 (Galaxy)
From Cambridge , NGC6301 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:42 (EDT), 84° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:11, 89° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:55, 29° above your north-western horizon.
Name
NGC6301
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Object type
Galaxy
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Right ascension: | 17h08m [4] |
Declination: | +42°20' [4] |
Constellation: | Hercules |
Magnitude: | 14.50 (B) [2] 11.37 (J) [2] 10.74 (H) [2] 10.51 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | Sc |
Distance: | 122.0 Mpc 397.7 Mlyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -20.93 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.