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NGC 6076 NED02 - Galaxy in Corona Borealis

Altitude: 53.7°   Azimuth: 241.1°   Direction: West-South-West

NGC 6076 NED02 is a Galaxy in the Corona Borealis constellation. NGC 6076 NED02 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

NGC 6076 NED02
Galaxy
Corona Borealis

NGC 6076 NED02 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 53.7°
Azimuth: 241.1°
Direction: West-South-West

See also NGC 6076 NED02 rise and set times.

Given its B magnitude of 15.4, NGC 6076 NED02 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.

Available Resources for NGC 6076 NED02 - Galaxy in Corona Borealis

Photometric information of NGC 6076 NED02

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 6076 NED02 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

15.4

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 6076 NED02

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6076 NED02 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of NGC 6076 NED02 - Galaxy in Corona Borealis star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6076 NED02 in the Red band.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 6076 NED02

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 6076 NED02 are provided in the following table:

16h 11m 13s
+26° 52’ 23”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6076 NED02 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 6076 NED02 - Galaxy in Corona Borealis star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6076 NED02 - Galaxy in Corona Borealis.

Finder chart NGC 6076 NED02 - Galaxy in Corona Borealis star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6076 NED02 - Galaxy in Corona Borealis.

Rise ans set times of NGC 6076 NED02 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's NGC 6076 NED02 - Galaxy in Corona Borealis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.1°
Max altitude: 65.4°
Azimuth: 296.9°