NGC6066 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6066 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:13, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:04, 61° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:13, 57° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6066
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 16h07m [2] |
Declination: | +13°56' [2] |
Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
Magnitude: | 15.05 (B) [2] 11.47 (J) [2] 10.67 (H) [2] 10.56 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | E |
Distance: | 142.0 Mpc 462.9 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -20.71 |