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Other deep sky objects in Ophiuchus
- IC 4665 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6633 - Open Cluster
- Messier 10 - Globular Cluster
- IC 4604 (Rho Ophiuchi Nebula) - Nebula
- Messier 19 - Globular Cluster
- Messier 14 - Globular Cluster
- Messier 12 (Gumball Cluster) - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6235 - Globular Cluster
- Messier 62 (Flickering Globular) - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6356 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6284 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6572 - Planetary Nebula
- Messier 9 - Globular Cluster
- Messier 107 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6293 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6304 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6316 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6342 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6287 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6401 - Globular Cluster
- IC 4634 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6355 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6517 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6369 (Little Ghost Nebula) - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6325 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6309 (Box Nebula) - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6570 - Galaxy
- NGC 6118 - Galaxy
- NGC 6384 - Galaxy
- NGC 6240 - Galaxy
- NGC 6509 - Galaxy
- NGC 6368 - Galaxy
- IC 1255 - Galaxy
- NGC 6296 - Galaxy
- NGC 6172 - Galaxy
- IC 4688 - Galaxy
- NGC 6615 - Galaxy
- IC 1242 - Galaxy
- IC 4621 - Galaxy
- NGC 6378 - Galaxy
- NGC 6234 - Galaxy
- NGC 6230 NED01 - Galaxy
- NGC 6280 - Galaxy Pair
- IC 4691 - Galaxy
- NGC 6220 - Galaxy
- NGC 6230 NED02 - Galaxy
- IC 4676 - Galaxy
- IC 4627 - Galaxy
- NGC 6230 - Galaxy Pair
- NGC 6426 - Globular Cluster
- IC 4629 - Other Classification
- IC 4657 - Other Classification
- IC 4659 - Other Classification
- NGC 6525 - Open Cluster
- IC 4622 - Other Classification
- IC 4675 - Other Classification
- NGC 6481 - Other Classification
- NGC 6413 - Other Classification
- NGC 6360 - Association of Stars
- IC 1257 - Globular Cluster
- IC 1243 - Other Classification
- NGC 6059 - Other Classification
- IC 4589 - Star
- NGC 6294 - Double Star
- IC 4603 - Nebula
- NGC 6366 - Globular Cluster
- IC 4626 - Double Star
NGC 6368 - Spiral Galaxy in Ophiuchus
NGC 6368 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Ophiuchus constellation. NGC 6368 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.
- NGC 6368 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. See also rise and set times.
- Given its B magnitude of 13.7, NGC 6368 is visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 14 inches (350mm) or more.
Photometric information of NGC 6368
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 6368 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).
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 6368.
Apparent size of NGC 6368
The following table reports NGC 6368 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6368 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 6368
The image below is a photograph of NGC 6368 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).
NGC 6368 - Spiral Galaxy in Ophiuchus morphological classification
NGC 6368 - Spiral Galaxy in Ophiuchus 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 6368 - Spiral Galaxy in Ophiuchus in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 6368
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 6368 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6368 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Rise ans set times of NGC 6368 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's NGC 6368 - Spiral Galaxy in Ophiuchus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):