NGC6055 (Galaxy)

From South El Monte , NGC6055 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:17 (PDT), 71° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:00, 74° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:01, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC6055
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Object type
Galaxy
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Right ascension: | 16h05m [2] |
Declination: | +18°09' [2] |
Constellation: | Hercules |
Magnitude: | 14.62 (V) [2] 15.61 (B) [2] 12.41 (J) [2] 11.51 (H) [2] 11.41 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | E |
Distance: | 131.0 Mpc 427.1 Mlyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.99 |
Absolute mag (V): | -20.97 |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.