NGC6230 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6230 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 49° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:21, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:47, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6230
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h50m [3] |
| Declination: | +04°36' [3] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 15.47 (B) [1] 11.83 (J) [1] 11.11 (H) [1] 10.84 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 60.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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