NGC6138
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6138 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 20:06 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 88° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:25.
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Name
NGC6138
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Object type
Duplicate catalogue entry for NGC6363
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h22m [2] |
| Declination: | +41°06' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Distance: | 136.0 Mpc 443.4 Mlyr [1] |