NGC6142 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6142 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:06 (EDT), 30° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:29, 86° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:31, 66° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6142
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h23m [3] |
| Declination: | +37°15' [3] |
| Constellation: | Corona Borealis |
| Magnitude: | 14.65 (B) [1] 11.43 (J) [1] 10.74 (H) [1] 10.41 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
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