NGC6039 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6039 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:15 (EDT), 32° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:27, 65° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:04, 48° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6039
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h04m [2] |
| Declination: | +17°42' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.10 (V) [2] 15.07 (B) [2] 11.88 (J) [2] 11.24 (H) [2] 10.93 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 149.5 Mpc 487.4 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.97 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.77 |