NGC6006 (Galaxy)

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

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From Cambridge , NGC6006 will become visible at around 20:56 (EDT), 49° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:42.

Name NGC6006
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6006[1]
Mrk 862[2]
Position
Right ascension:15h53m [1]
Declination:+12°00' [1]
Constellation:Serpens Caput
Magnitude:15.30 (V) [2]
15.51 (B) [1]
12.63 (J) [1]
11.98 (H) [1]
11.59 (K) [1]
Hubble type:S0-a

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