NGC6172 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6172 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:26, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:20, 47° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:28, 38° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6172
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h22m [4] |
| Declination: | -01°30' [4] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 14.15 (B) [2] 10.81 (J) [2] 10.12 (H) [2] 9.80 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 76.7 Mpc 250.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.27 |
Sources