NGC6098 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC6098 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 70° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:14, 75° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:19, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC6098
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:16h15m [1]
Declination:+19°27' [1]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:14.41 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.6 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 154.0°E of N
Hubble type:E

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