NGC6037 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6037 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:49 (PST) – 3 hours and 1 minute before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:46.
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Name
NGC6037
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h04m [1] |
| Declination: | +03°48' [1] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 15.34 (B) [1] 12.08 (J) [1] 11.38 (H) [1] 11.14 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 64.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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