NGC6439 (Planetary nebula)
![NGC6439 Image of NGC6439](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115754_cd652c3881bf.png)
From Fairfield , NGC6439 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:53 (EDT), 25° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:06, 32° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:42, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6439
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Object type
Planetary nebula
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Right ascension: | 17h48m [1] |
Declination: | −16°28' [1] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Magnitude: | 12.60 (V) [1] 13.80 (B) [1] 12.62 (J) [1] 12.65 (H) [1] 11.76 (K) [1] |
Distance: | 1.3 kpc 4.2 klyr [2] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.20 |
Absolute mag (V): | 2.03 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.