NGC6179 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC6179 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:30, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:13, 88° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:05, 66° above your western horizon.

Name NGC6179
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:16h30m [1]
Declination:+35°06' [1]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:15.97 (B) [1]
13.10 (J) [1]
12.42 (H) [1]
12.24 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.4 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 24.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0-a

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