NGC6051 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6051 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:25 (EDT), 40° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:13, 72° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:11, 49° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6051
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h04m [4] |
| Declination: | +23°56' [4] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 13.02 (V) [2] 14.16 (B) [2] 10.45 (J) [2] 9.77 (H) [2] 9.49 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 126.5 Mpc 412.4 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.14 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -22.49 |
Sources