NGC6041 (Galaxy pair)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6041 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:57 (PST) – 3 hours and 55 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 33° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:47.
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Name
NGC6041
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Object type
Galaxy pair
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h04m [2] |
| Declination: | +17°43' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 13.70 (V) [1] 14.90 (B) [2] 11.00 (J) [2] 10.33 (H) [2] 9.97 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.5 arcmin x 1.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 44.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
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