NGC6126 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6126 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 02:20, 87° 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
NGC6126
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h21m [3] |
| Declination: | +36°22' [3] |
| Constellation: | Corona Borealis |
| Magnitude: | 13.62 (V) [1] 14.61 (B) [1] 11.12 (J) [1] 10.44 (H) [1] 10.11 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 22.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.99 |
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