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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 4:47  
clear_day Transit: 12:56  
SunsetSet: 21:06 south
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NGC 6286 - Spiral Galaxy in Draco

NGC 6286 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Draco constellation. NGC 6286 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

NGC 6286
Galaxy
Draco
  • NGC 6286 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Its current altitude is 31° above the horizon. See also rise and set times.
  • Given its B magnitude of 14.2, NGC 6286 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 14 inches (350mm) or more.
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Photometric information of NGC 6286

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 6286 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

14.2
11.12
10.24
9.76

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

The surface brightess reported below is an indication of the brightness per unit of angular area of NGC 6286.

23.24 mag/arcsec2

Apparent size of NGC 6286

The following table reports NGC 6286 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6286 is a visual representation of it.
1.22 arcmin
1.12 arcmin
35°

Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 6286

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6286 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of NGC 6286 - Spiral Galaxy in Draco star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6286 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.22 arcmin) and minor (1.12 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

NGC 6286 - Spiral Galaxy in Draco morphological classification

NGC 6286 - Spiral Galaxy in Draco is classified as Spiral (SAb) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 6286 - Spiral Galaxy in Draco in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

NGC 6286 - Spiral Galaxy in Draco
Visualization of the morphological classification of NGC 6286 - Spiral Galaxy in Draco, Spiral (SAb).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 6286

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 6286 are provided in the following table:

16h 58m 31s
+58° 56’ 10”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6286 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 6286 - Spiral Galaxy in Draco star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6286 - Spiral Galaxy in Draco.

Finder chart NGC 6286 - Spiral Galaxy in Draco star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6286 - Spiral Galaxy in Draco.

Rise ans set times of NGC 6286 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

NGC 6286 - Spiral Galaxy in Draco is circumpolar and transits at 00:13 UTC (altitude: 82.5°)