NGC6140 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6140 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 05:49, 39° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:34 (EST), 35° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6140
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h20m [3] |
| Declination: | +65°23' [3] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 11.66 (V) [1] 12.25 (B) [1] 10.47 (J) [1] 9.85 (H) [1] 9.74 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.59 |
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