NGC 6166B - Spiral Galaxy in Hercules
NGC 6166B is a Spiral Galaxy in the Hercules constellation. NGC 6166B 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 6166B 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).
Key facts about NGC 6166B
NGC 6166B is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: 76.2°
Azimuth: 145.5°
Direction: South-East
See also NGC 6166B rise and set times.
Given its B magnitude of 15.7, NGC 6166B is visible only through long exposure photography.
Photometric information of NGC 6166B
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 6166B 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).
For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.
The surface brightess reported below is an indication of the brightness per unit of angular area of NGC 6166B.
Apparent size of NGC 6166B
The following table reports NGC 6166B apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6166B is a visual representation of it.NGC 6166B - Spiral Galaxy in Hercules morphological classification
NGC 6166B - Spiral Galaxy in Hercules is classified as Spiral (SAc) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 6166B - Spiral Galaxy in Hercules in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 6166B
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 6166B are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6166B in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Rise and set times of NGC 6166B from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
NGC 6166B - Spiral Galaxy in Hercules is circumpolar and transits at 01:31 UTC (altitude: 78.1°)