NGC6116 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6116 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:10 (PDT), 88° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:15, 88° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:57, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6116
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h18m [3] |
| Declination: | +35°09' [3] |
| Constellation: | Corona Borealis |
| Magnitude: | 15.08 (B) [1] 11.77 (J) [1] 11.09 (H) [1] 10.87 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 15.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
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