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NGC 6090 - Galaxy Pair in Draco

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 61.19°   Az: 290.82°   Direction: West-North-West

NGC 6090 is a Galaxy Pair in the Draco constellation. NGC 6090 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 6090 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 6090 - Galaxy Pair in Draco star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6090 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.8 arcmin) and minor (0.8 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 12m 19s
+52° 23’ 32”
03h 10m 19s
19h 22m 39s

J2000

16h 11m 40s
+52° 27’ 24”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6090 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 6090 - Galaxy Pair in Draco.

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Finder chart for NGC 6090 - Galaxy Pair in Draco.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 6090 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6090 is a visual representation of it.
0.8 arcmin
0.8 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

NGC 6090 - Galaxy Pair in Draco is circumpolar and transits at 21:31 UTC (altitude: 89.1°)