NGC6048 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6048 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 05:45, 51° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 18:23 (PST), 14° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC6048
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h57m [3] |
| Declination: | +70°41' [3] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Minor |
| Magnitude: | 13.54 (B) [1] 10.57 (J) [1] 9.89 (H) [1] 9.64 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.9 arcmin x 1.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 137.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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