NGC6120 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC6120 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:58 (PST) – 3 hours and 43 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 25° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:37.

Name NGC6120
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6120[1]
UGC 10343[2]
PGC 57842[3]
Position
Right ascension:16h19m [3]
Declination:+37°46' [3]
Constellation:Corona Borealis
Magnitude:14.31 (B) [1]
11.48 (J) [1]
10.79 (H) [1]
10.47 (K) [1]
Hubble type:Sb

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