NGC6045 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6045 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:02 (EDT), 23° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:03, 65° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:18, 52° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6045
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h05m [4] |
| Declination: | +17°45' [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 13.90 (V) [5] 14.90 (B) [2] 11.65 (J) [2] 10.88 (H) [2] 10.54 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| Distance: | 144.0 Mpc 469.4 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.93 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.89 |
Sources