NGC 6408

Galaxy Fair (30/100)

Spiral

NGC 6408 Galaxy Her Visible Level 6 Professional/Research - Dark skies recommended

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Properties

Magnitude 14.0

Angular Size 1.6′ × 1.3′

Position Angle 155°

Galaxy Type Spiral (Sa)

Description

F, S, iR, gbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 17h 38m 48.0s

Dec +18° 52' 00.0"

Constellation Her

Catalog NGC 6408

Visibility

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Eyepiece View

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200x TFOV: 0.2° Lim. mag: 14.2

Seeing Bortle

NGC 6408 · 1.6′×1.3′ · N up, E left

Surface Brightness & Visibility

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Redshift

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