NGC6158 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6158 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:16 (PDT), 61° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:36, 84° 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
NGC6158
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h27m [2] |
| Declination: | +39°22' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 13.69 (V) [2] 14.68 (B) [2] 11.50 (J) [2] 10.83 (H) [2] 10.58 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 147.0 Mpc 479.2 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.99 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -22.15 |