NGC6228 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6228 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:08 (EDT), 24° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:30, 73° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:12, 63° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6228
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h48m [4] |
| Declination: | +26°12' [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 15.35 (B) [2] 12.56 (J) [2] 11.81 (H) [2] 11.73 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| Distance: | 166.0 Mpc 541.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.75 |
Sources