NGC6006 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6006 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:26, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:11, 67° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:20, 67° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC6006
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Object type
Galaxy
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 157.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |