NGC6162 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6162 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:32, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:29, 80° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:14, 76° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6162
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h28m [3] |
| Declination: | +32°50' [3] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.63 (B) [1] 11.43 (J) [1] 10.72 (H) [1] 10.43 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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