NGC6055 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6055 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:56, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:02, 65° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:13, 61° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6055
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h05m [2] |
| Declination: | +18°09' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.62 (V) [2] 15.61 (B) [2] 12.41 (J) [2] 11.51 (H) [2] 11.41 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 131.0 Mpc 427.1 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.99 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.97 |