NGC6202 (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 , NGC6202 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:43 (PDT), 30° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:51, 55° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC6202
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6202[2]
UGC 10532[3]
PGC 58847[4]
Position
Right ascension:16h43m [4]
Declination:+61°59' [4]
Constellation:Draco
Magnitude:13.77 (B) [2]
11.35 (J) [2]
10.59 (H) [2]
10.31 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:0.7 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 69.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sab
Distance:71.8 Mpc
234.2 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.51

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