NGC6042
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6042 will become visible at around 20:58 (PDT), 70° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 03:05.
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Name
NGC6042
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Object type
Duplicate catalogue entry for NGC6039
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h04m [2] |
| Declination: | +17°42' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Distance: | 149.5 Mpc 487.4 Mlyr [1] |