NGC6112 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6112 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:24 (EDT), 46° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:13, 82° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:55, 57° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC6112
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 16h18m [2] |
Declination: | +35°06' [2] |
Constellation: | Corona Borealis |
Magnitude: | 14.87 (B) [2] 11.64 (J) [2] 11.01 (H) [2] 10.71 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | E |
Distance: | 141.0 Mpc 459.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -20.88 |