NGC6159 (Galaxy)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , NGC6159 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:25, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:55, 88° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:34, 82° above your western horizon.

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Name NGC6159
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:16h27m [2]
Declination:+42°40' [2]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:14.30 (V) [2]
14.89 (B) [2]
11.22 (J) [2]
10.57 (H) [2]
10.23 (K) [2]
Hubble type:E-S0
Distance:145.0 Mpc
472.7 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.59
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-21.51
Visibility from Fairfield

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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