NGC6058 (Planetary nebula)

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 , NGC6058 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 75° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:26, 83° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:22, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC6058
Object type Planetary nebula
Other names
NGC 6058[1]
PK 064+48.1[2]
PN-G 064.6+48.2
Position
Right ascension:16h04m [1]
Declination:+40°40' [1]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:12.90 (V) [1]
13.30 (B) [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.40

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