NGC6040 (Galaxy pair)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6040 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:10 (EDT), 25° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:59, 66° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:27, 50° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6040
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Object type
Galaxy pair
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h04m [2] |
| Declination: | +17°44' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.60 (B) [2] 11.90 (J) [2] 11.19 (H) [2] 10.95 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| Distance: | 37.0 Mpc 120.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.24 |
Sources