NGC6018 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6018 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:09, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:05, 71° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:57, 68° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6018
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h57m [3] |
| Declination: | +15°52' [3] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 13.44 (V) [1] 14.34 (B) [1] 11.11 (J) [1] 10.48 (H) [1] 10.14 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.3 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 67.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.90 |
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