NGC 6339

Galaxy Good (42/100)

Spiral

NGC 6339 Galaxy Hercules (Her) Visible Level 5 Expert level - Dark skies recommended

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Properties

Magnitude 13.0

Angular Size 1.9′ × 1.2′

Position Angle 170°

Distance 98.23 million ly

Galaxy Type Spiral (Sc)

Description

vF, L, iR, sp of 2

Position & Identifiers

RA 17h 17m 06.0s

Dec +40° 51' 00.0"

Constellation Hercules (Her)

Catalog NGC 6339

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200x TFOV: 0.2° Lim. mag: 14.2

Seeing Bortle

NGC 6339 · 1.9′×1.2′ · N up, E left

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