NGC6184 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , NGC6184 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 17:25 (EST), 29° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 5 hours and 10 minutes after the Sun at 21:23 (EST). In the morning, it will rise at 02:19 – 4 hours and 27 minutes before the Sun – and reach an altitude of 23° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:34.
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Name
NGC6184
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h31m [2] |
| Declination: | +40°33' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 14.91 (B) [2] 11.87 (J) [2] 11.21 (H) [2] 10.86 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
| Distance: | 146.0 Mpc 476.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.91 |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.