NGC6054 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC6054 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:11 (PDT), 73° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:12, 73° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:13, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC6054
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6054[2]
Arp 272[3]
Position
Right ascension:16h05m [2]
Declination:+17°46' [2]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:15.20 (V) [3]
15.24 (B) [2]
12.00 (J) [2]
11.31 (H) [2]
10.99 (K) [2]
Hubble type:E
Distance:149.5 Mpc
487.4 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):1.06
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.67

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