NGC6 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , NGC6 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 20:59 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 73° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:10.

Name NGC6
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6[1]
UGC 84[2]
PGC 679[3]
Position
Right ascension:00h09m [3]
Declination:+33°18' [3]
Constellation:Andromeda
Magnitude:14.41 (B) [1]
10.35 (J) [1]
9.60 (H) [1]
9.42 (K) [1]
Hubble type:E-S0

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