NGC 6744
RA 19h 10m · Dec -63° 52′
2′
Galaxy

NGC 6744

NGC 6744 · Pavo
These photons are 23.63 Millions Years old
GGreen broadband channel of an RGB set.iTelescope T59iTelescope Planewave CDK20Siding Spring Observatory, Australia · Planewave 20-inch CDK · Corrected Dall-Kirkham astrograph · Aperture 510mm · Focal length 3411mm · f/6.8 · Camera FLI…View equipment →BBlue broadband channel of an RGB set.iTelescope T59iTelescope Planewave CDK20Siding Spring Observatory, Australia · Planewave 20-inch CDK · Corrected Dall-Kirkham astrograph · Aperture 510mm · Focal length 3411mm · f/6.8 · Camera FLI…View equipment →RRed broadband channel of an RGB set.iTelescope T59iTelescope Planewave CDK20Siding Spring Observatory, Australia · Planewave 20-inch CDK · Corrected Dall-Kirkham astrograph · Aperture 510mm · Focal length 3411mm · f/6.8 · Camera FLI…View equipment →LLuminance. A broad clear (UV/IR-blocked) channel that carries the fine detail in an LRGB image.iTelescope T59iTelescope Planewave CDK20Siding Spring Observatory, Australia · Planewave 20-inch CDK · Corrected Dall-Kirkham astrograph · Aperture 510mm · Focal length 3411mm · f/6.8 · Camera FLI…View equipment →LRGBLuminance plus red, green and blue. Broadband channels combined into a full-colour image.iTelescope T59iTelescope Planewave CDK20Siding Spring Observatory, Australia · Planewave 20-inch CDK · Corrected Dall-Kirkham astrograph · Aperture 510mm · Focal length 3411mm · f/6.8 · Camera FLI…View equipment →
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Date
19/07/2026, 14:08
Location
iTelescope T59 SSO
Integration
18h 45m (15 × 4500s)
Software
astropy.io
Notes
·
Moon
🌒Waxing crescent, 24% lit
Plate solve
Centre RA
19h 09m 48s
Centre Dec
−63° 52′ 04″
Field
18′ × 18′
Pixel scale
0.54″/px
Orientation
95.2° E of N
Hemisphere
Southern
Also in this frame
NGC 6744

Catalogued objects inside the plate-solved field, nearest the centre first. Highlighted names have their own photo here.

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Where to find it

Finder chart
-64°-63°55′-63°50′-63°45′19h08m19h09m19h09m19h09m19h10m19h10m19h10m19h11m19h11mNGC 6744NE18.0′ x 18.0′2′

Star field and catalogued objects inside the plate-solved field, oriented to the solve. Fully offline, from the bundled star and deep-sky catalogues.

Interactive sky chart centred on 19 09 48 -63 52 04. Drag to pan, scroll to zoom, click a star or object to identify it. Zoom in to the plate-solved field for the DSS survey photo; zoom out for constellation figures and neighbouring catalogue objects. Fully self-hosted: the star and deep-sky catalogues and the survey image are all served from this site, so nothing external loads. Imagery: DSS2 colour (STScI / POSS-II). Constellation figures © Dominic Ford (GPLv3).

Captured remotely from · Australia
Bortle 2 · truly dark
Siding Spring Observatory · view on OpenStreetMap ↗ · Place data © GeoNames (CC BY)

Frequently asked questions

What kind of object is NGC 6744?
NGC 6744 is a galaxy.
Which constellation is NGC 6744 in?
NGC 6744 lies in the constellation Pavo.
How far away is NGC 6744?
The light in this image left NGC 6744 roughly 23.63 Millions Years ago, so that is how far back in time you are seeing it.
What are the coordinates of NGC 6744?
NGC 6744 sits at right ascension 19h 09m 48s and declination −63° 52′ 04″ (J2000).
When is the best time to photograph NGC 6744?
NGC 6744 never climbs above the horizon from Siding Spring Observatory (31°S), so it has to be imaged from further north.
What equipment was used to photograph NGC 6744?
This image of NGC 6744 was captured with iTelescope T59.
How much exposure time went into this image?
This image of NGC 6744 represents 18h 45m (15 × 4500s) + 75m (15 x 300s) of total integration time.

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