NGC6220 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6220 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:52, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:03, 55° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:38, 54° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC6220
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Object type
Galaxy
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.5 arcmin x 1.0 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 134.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
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