NGC6020 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6020 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:47, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:06, 71° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:25, 64° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6020
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h57m [4] |
| Declination: | +22°24' [4] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 12.73 (V) [2] 13.76 (B) [2] 10.68 (J) [2] 10.01 (H) [2] 9.76 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 63.0 Mpc 205.5 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.03 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.27 |
Sources