NGC6099 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6099 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:03 (EDT), 23° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:09, 67° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:16, 54° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6099
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h15m [2] |
| Declination: | +19°27' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.94 (B) [2] 11.17 (J) [2] 10.45 (H) [2] 10.22 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 207.5 Mpc 676.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.65 |