NGC6161 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6161 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:26 (PST) – 3 hours and 16 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:38.
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Name
NGC6161
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h28m [1] |
| Declination: | +32°48' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 15.62 (B) [1] 12.93 (J) [1] 12.15 (H) [1] 11.78 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S? |
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