NGC6004 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6004 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:46, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:55, 66° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:16, 60° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6004
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 15h50m [4] |
Declination: | +18°56' [4] |
Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
Magnitude: | 13.37 (B) [2] 10.48 (J) [2] 9.79 (H) [2] 9.55 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | Sc |
Distance: | 40.8 Mpc 133.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -19.68 |
Sources