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 all night. It will become visible at around 21:06 (PDT), 32° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:30, 56° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:30, 24° above your western horizon.
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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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