NGC6061 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6061 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:16 (PDT), 59° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:15, 74° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:16, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6061
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h06m [4] |
| Declination: | +18°15' [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 13.64 (V) [2] 14.72 (B) [2] 11.31 (J) [2] 10.64 (H) [2] 10.30 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 165.0 Mpc 537.9 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.08 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -22.45 |
Sources