NGC6585 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6585 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:20, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:38, 88° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:39, 88° above your southern horizon.
Name
NGC6585
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 18h12m [4] |
Declination: | +39°37' [4] |
Constellation: | Hercules |
Magnitude: | 13.49 (B) [2] 11.14 (J) [2] 10.49 (H) [2] 10.27 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | Sbc |
Distance: | 33.9 Mpc 110.5 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -19.16 |
Sources