NGC6017 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6017 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:16 (PDT), 52° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:06, 61° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:36, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6017
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h57m [4] |
| Declination: | +05°59' [4] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 13.80 (B) [2] 10.78 (J) [2] 10.05 (H) [2] 9.81 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 30.1 Mpc 98.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.59 |
Sources