NGC6079 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6079 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at 02:31, 54° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 20:37 (PDT), 32° above your north-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:59, 48° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC6079
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h04m [3] |
| Declination: | +69°39' [3] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Minor |
| Magnitude: | 13.86 (B) [1] 10.90 (J) [1] 10.19 (H) [1] 9.93 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.4 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 150.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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