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NGC 6076 NED02 - Galaxy in Corona Borealis

Below the horizon.  Rise: 7:34 | Tran: 16:09 | Set: 0:43
Alt: -10.38°   Az: 345.09°   Direction: North-North-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. 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.

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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 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

Apparent

16h 12m 15s
+26° 48’ 38”
10h 54m 05s
03h 06m 21s

J2000

16h 11m 13s
+26° 52’ 23”

Finder Chart

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.

Photometric Information

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.

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
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, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.2°
Max altitude: 65.3°
Azimuth: 296.8°