NGC6010 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6010 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:23 (EDT), 27° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:54, 48° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 31° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6010
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h54m [4] |
| Declination: | +00°32' [4] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 13.17 (B) [2] 9.85 (J) [2] 9.15 (H) [2] 8.93 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 21.6 Mpc 70.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.50 |
Sources