NGC6147 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6147 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:17 (PDT), 62° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:31, 83° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 33° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6147
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h25m [1] |
| Declination: | +40°55' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 15.44 (B) [1] 13.40 (J) [1] 12.44 (H) [1] 12.57 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 50.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
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