NGC6013 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6013 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:48, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:45, 83° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:51, 75° above your north-western horizon.
|
Name
NGC6013
|
Object type
Galaxy
|
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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.4 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 174.0°E of N |
| 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