NGC : NGC6301

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-03
Astronomical night: 22:14 - 04:44 (GMT -5)
NGC6301 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk39°63° (Northeast)
SetDawn68°286° (West)
Maximum elevation

02:49

88°

358° (North)

Elevation

NGC6301 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6301

General information

NGC6301 is the galaxy at magnitude 13 that is placed in Hercules constellation and has apparent size of 2 angular minutes.
galaxy is available for observations through a 8-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-03, galaxy NGC6301 will be visible all night. At 22:14 the object will be placed at northeast, 39° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:44 when fade from view as dawn breaks west. Maximum elevation, 88° above horizon, will be reached at 02:49, when galaxy will be placed at north.
 

NGC6301 on the sky map

NGC6301 on the sky map
Object type

Galaxy

Alternative names

Constellation

Hercules

Magnitude

13

Apparent size2'x57"
Right ascension17h 8m 32.739s
Declination42° 20′ 20.86″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6301

International Catalogue (IC)

IC4643

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
NGC6329Galaxy12.8
NGC6339Galaxy12.7
M92 / NGC6341Globular Cluster6.5
NGC6350Galaxy13.2
NGC6363Galaxy13.3
NGC6524Galaxy12.8