NGC6059 (Double star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC6059 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 47° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:16, 49° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:08, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name NGC6059
Object type Double star
Position
Right ascension:16h06m [1]
Declination:−06°23' [1]
Constellation:Ophiuchus

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