NGC6117 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6117 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 01:15, 84° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:55, 58° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC6117
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 16h19m [3] |
Declination: | +37°05' [3] |
Constellation: | Corona Borealis |
Magnitude: | 14.57 (B) [1] 12.30 (J) [1] 11.59 (H) [1] 11.25 (K) [1] |
Hubble type: | Sc |
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