NGC6122 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6122 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:43 (PDT), 24° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:19, 86° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:51, 59° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6122
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h20m [1] |
| Declination: | +37°47' [1] |
| Constellation: | Corona Borealis |
| Magnitude: | 15.54 (B) [1] 11.68 (J) [1] 10.88 (H) [1] 10.58 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 160.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
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