NGC6359 (Galaxy)

Image of NGC6359
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Columbus , NGC6359 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 18:18 (EST), 43° above your north-western horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 06:15, 25° above your north-eastern horizon.

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Name NGC6359
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6359[1]
UGC 10804[2]
PGC 60025[3]
Position
Right ascension:17h17m [3]
Declination:+61°46' [3]
Constellation:Draco
Magnitude:12.62 (V) [1]
13.54 (B) [1]
10.44 (J) [1]
9.77 (H) [1]
9.51 (K) [1]
Hubble type:E-S0
B-V Color (mag):0.92
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Visibility from Columbus

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39.96°N
83.00°W
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