NGC6560 (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 , NGC6560 will become visible at around 18:59 (PDT), 56° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:22.

Name NGC6560
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 6560[2]
UGC 11117[3]
PGC 61381[4]
Position
Right ascension:18h05m [4]
Declination:+46°52' [4]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:13.61 (V) [2]
14.16 (B) [2]
11.93 (J) [2]
11.32 (H) [2]
10.84 (K) [2]
Hubble type:SABa
Distance:101.0 Mpc
329.3 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.55
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-21.41

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