NGC6160 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6160 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:00 (EDT), 31° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:29, 88° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:20, 69° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6160
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h27m [4] |
| Declination: | +40°55' [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.23 (B) [2] 10.76 (J) [2] 10.01 (H) [2] 9.78 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 121.5 Mpc 396.1 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.19 |
Sources