NGC6043 (Galaxy pair)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6043 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:25 (PST) – 3 hours and 23 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:43.
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Name
NGC6043
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Object type
Galaxy pair
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h05m [1] |
| Declination: | +17°46' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 15.40 (B) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
Source