NGC6241 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , NGC6241 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:04 (EDT), 29° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:00, 85° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:33, 72° above your western horizon.

Name NGC6241
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:16h50m [1]
Declination:+45°25' [1]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:14.80 (B) [1]
11.71 (J) [1]
11.08 (H) [1]
10.75 (K) [1]
Hubble type:Sbc

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