NGC6228 (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 , NGC6228 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:24 (PST) – 3 hours and 26 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 25° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:46.

Name NGC6228
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6228[2]
UGC 10558[3]
PGC 59007[4]
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]
Angular dimensions:0.9 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 133.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sb
Distance:166.0 Mpc
541.2 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.75

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