NGC6013 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6013 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:27 (EST), 26° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 4 hours and 45 minutes after the Sun at 21:01 (EST). In the morning, it will rise at 01:55 – 4 hours and 46 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 26° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:30.
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Name
NGC6013
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h52m [4] |
| Declination: | +40°38' [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 13.63 (V) [2] 14.46 (B) [2] 11.54 (J) [2] 10.97 (H) [2] 10.60 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
| Distance: | 79.2 Mpc 258.2 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.83 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.86 |
Sources