NGC6166 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6166 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:05 (EDT), 33° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:18, 87° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:15, 67° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6166
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h28m [4] |
| Declination: | +39°33' [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 11.91 (V) [2] 15.22 (B) [2] 12.47 (J) [2] 11.58 (H) [2] 11.46 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 151.0 Mpc 492.3 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.00 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -23.98 |
Sources