NGC6131 (Galaxy)

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

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From Fairfield , NGC6131 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:15, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:31, 87° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:25, 79° above your western horizon.

Name NGC6131
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6131[1]
UGC 10356[2]
PGC 57927[3]
Position
Right ascension:16h21m [3]
Declination:+38°56' [3]
Constellation:Corona Borealis
Magnitude:13.28 (V) [1]
13.79 (B) [1]
11.55 (J) [1]
10.82 (H) [1]
10.66 (K) [1]
Hubble type:SABc
B-V Color (mag):0.51

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