NGC6233 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6233 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:19, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:44, 71° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:16, 63° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6233
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h50m [4] |
| Declination: | +23°34' [4] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.61 (B) [2] 11.07 (J) [2] 10.32 (H) [2] 10.12 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 157.0 Mpc 511.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.37 |
Sources