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NGC 6279

Galaxy Fair (20/100)

Lenticular

NGC 6279 Galaxy Her Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Dark skies recommended
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Properties

Magnitude 15.0
Angular Size 1.0′ × 0.9′
Position Angle 34°
Galaxy Type Lenticular (S0)
vF, pS, lE, coarse D* np

Position & Identifiers

RA 16h 59m 00.0s
Dec +47° 13' 60.0"
Constellation Her
Catalog NGC 6279

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200x TFOV: 0.2° Lim. mag: 14.2
N E

NGC 6279 · 1.0′×0.9′ · N up, E left

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