NGC6389 (Galaxy)

Image of NGC6389
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , NGC6389 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:44 (EDT), 38° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:18, 64° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:39, 50° above your south-western horizon.

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Name NGC6389
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6389[1]
UGC 10893[2]
PGC 60466[3]
Position
Right ascension:17h32m [3]
Declination:+16°24' [3]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:12.10 (V) [1]
12.85 (B) [1]
10.15 (J) [1]
9.55 (H) [1]
9.28 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.2 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 135.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sbc
B-V Color (mag):0.75
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42.38°N
71.11°W
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