NGC6070 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6070 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:55 (PST) – 2 hours and 56 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:47.
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Name
NGC6070
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h09m [3] |
| Declination: | +00°42' [3] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 11.75 (V) [1] 12.42 (B) [1] 9.70 (J) [1] 9.02 (H) [1] 8.75 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.5 arcmin x 1.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 63.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.67 |
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