NGC6056 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6056 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:15 (PDT), 55° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:31, 73° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 23° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6056
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h05m [1] |
| Declination: | +17°57' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 13.89 (V) [1] 14.94 (B) [1] 11.64 (J) [1] 10.91 (H) [1] 10.59 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 56.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.05 |
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