NGC6117 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6117 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:07 (EDT), 31° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:21, 85° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:30, 64° above your western horizon.
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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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