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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 4:46  
clear_day Transit: 12:56  
SunsetSet: 21:07 south
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NGC 6456 - Elliptical Galaxy in Draco

Altitude: 39.7°   Azimuth: 27.5°   Direction: North-North-East

NGC 6456 is a Elliptical Galaxy in the Draco constellation. NGC 6456 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere.

NGC 6456
Galaxy
Draco

NGC 6456 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 39.7°
Azimuth: 27.5°
Direction: North-North-East

See also NGC 6456 rise and set times.

Given its B magnitude of 15.7, NGC 6456 is visible only through long exposure photography.

Available Resources for NGC 6456 - Elliptical Galaxy in Draco

Photometric information of NGC 6456

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 6456 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).

15.7
12.3
11.63
11.48

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

Apparent size of NGC 6456

The following table reports NGC 6456 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6456 is a visual representation of it.
0.51 arcmin
0.41 arcmin
145°

Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 6456

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6456 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 6456 - Elliptical Galaxy in Draco star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6456 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.51 arcmin) and minor (0.41 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

NGC 6456 - Elliptical Galaxy in Draco morphological classification

NGC 6456 - Elliptical Galaxy in Draco is classified as Elliptical (E) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 6456 - Elliptical Galaxy in Draco in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

NGC 6456 - Elliptical Galaxy in Draco
Visualization of the morphological classification of NGC 6456 - Elliptical Galaxy in Draco, Elliptical (E).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 6456

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 6456 are provided in the following table:

17h 42m 32s
+67° 35’ 32”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6456 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 6456 - Elliptical Galaxy in Draco star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6456 - Elliptical Galaxy in Draco.

Finder chart NGC 6456 - Elliptical Galaxy in Draco star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6456 - Elliptical Galaxy in Draco.

Rise ans set times of NGC 6456 from your location

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

NGC 6456 - Elliptical Galaxy in Draco is circumpolar and transits at 00:53 UTC (altitude: 73.9°)