NGC6196 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6196 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:08 (EDT), 28° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:36, 84° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:28, 67° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6196
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h37m [4] |
| Declination: | +36°04' [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 12.91 (V) [2] 13.94 (B) [2] 10.75 (J) [2] 10.12 (H) [2] 9.80 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 141.0 Mpc 459.7 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.03 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -22.84 |
Sources