NGC6000 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6000 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 03:13, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:56, 26° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:17, 26° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC6000
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h49m [1] |
| Declination: | −29°23' [1] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: | 13.00 (V) [1] 13.03 (B) [1] 9.28 (J) [1] 8.56 (H) [1] 8.20 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.9 arcmin x 1.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 159.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBbc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.03 |
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