NGC6220 (Galaxy)

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

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From Fairfield , NGC6220 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:43 (EDT), 48° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:54, 48° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:54, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC6220
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6220[1]
UGC 10541[2]
PGC 58979[3]
Position
Right ascension:16h47m [3]
Declination:−00°16' [3]
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Magnitude:15.20 (B) [1]
10.80 (J) [1]
10.06 (H) [1]
9.80 (K) [1]
Hubble type:Sab

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