NGC6073 (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 Cambridge , NGC6073 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:28, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:29, 64° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:23, 61° above your south-western horizon.

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Name NGC6073
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:16h10m [2]
Declination:+16°41' [2]
Constellation:Hercules
Magnitude:13.55 (V) [2]
14.30 (B) [2]
11.34 (J) [2]
10.91 (H) [2]
10.51 (K) [2]
Hubble type:Sc
Distance:62.8 Mpc
204.7 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.75
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.44
Visibility from Cambridge

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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