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NGC 6089 - Galaxy Pair in Corona Borealis

Altitude: 60.5°   Azimuth: 116.2°   Direction: East-South-East

NGC 6089 is a Galaxy Pair in the Corona Borealis constellation. NGC 6089 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6089 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 6089 - Galaxy Pair in Corona Borealis star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6089 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.1 arcmin) and minor (1.1 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about NGC 6089

NGC 6089
Galaxy Pair
Corona Borealis

NGC 6089 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 60.5°
Azimuth: 116.2°
Direction: East-South-East

See also NGC 6089 rise and set times.

Available Resources for NGC 6089 - Galaxy Pair in Corona Borealis

Apparent size of NGC 6089

The following table reports NGC 6089 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6089 is a visual representation of it.
1.1 arcmin
1.1 arcmin

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 6089

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 6089 are provided in the following table:

16h 12m 41s
+33° 02’ 11”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6089 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 6089 - Galaxy Pair in Corona Borealis star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6089 - Galaxy Pair in Corona Borealis.

Finder chart NGC 6089 - Galaxy Pair in Corona Borealis star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6089 - Galaxy Pair in Corona Borealis.

Rise and set times of NGC 6089 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 6089 - Galaxy Pair 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: 57.0°
Max altitude: 71.6°
Azimuth: 303.0°