NGC6201 (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 , NGC6201 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:25 (PST) – 3 hours and 25 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 26° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:46.

Name NGC6201
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:16h40m [1]
Declination:+23°45' [1]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:15.30 (B) [1]
12.05 (J) [1]
11.12 (H) [1]
10.98 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.6 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 50.0°E of N

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