NGC6007 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6007 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:12 (EDT), 25° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:40, 60° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:24, 43° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6007
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h53m [4] |
| Declination: | +11°57' [4] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 13.20 (V) [2] 13.85 (B) [2] 11.33 (J) [2] 10.75 (H) [2] 10.54 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| Distance: | 150.0 Mpc 489.0 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.65 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -22.68 |
Sources