NGC6081 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6081 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:48 (PST) – 3 hours and 1 minute before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:44.
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Name
NGC6081
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h12m [3] |
| Declination: | +09°52' [3] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.33 (B) [1] 10.72 (J) [1] 9.98 (H) [1] 9.74 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.6 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 131.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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