NGC6212 (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 , NGC6212 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:16 (PDT), 58° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:52, 84° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 36° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC6212
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:16h43m [2]
Declination:+39°48' [2]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:15.00 (V) [2]
14.87 (B) [2]
11.83 (J) [2]
11.14 (H) [2]
10.90 (K) [2]
Hubble type:E
Distance:91.2 Mpc
297.3 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):-0.13
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-19.80

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