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NGC 6257

Galaxy Fair (30/100)

Barred Spiral

NGC 6257 Galaxy Her Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Dark skies recommended
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Properties

Magnitude 15.0
Angular Size 0.9′ × 0.3′
Position Angle 122°
Galaxy Type Barred Spiral (SBc)
vF (vS D*?), F D* nf

Position & Identifiers

RA 16h 56m 00.0s
Dec +39° 38' 60.0"
Constellation Her
Catalog NGC 6257

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200x TFOV: 0.2° Lim. mag: 14.2
N E

NGC 6257 · 0.9′×0.3′ · N up, E left

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