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NGC 6174 - Galaxy Pair in Hercules

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 3.12°   Az: 10.70°   Direction: North

NGC 6174 is a Galaxy Pair in the Hercules constellation. NGC 6174 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 6174 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 6174 - Galaxy Pair in Hercules star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6174 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.9 arcmin) and minor (0.9 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 30m 38s
+40° 49’ 04”
12h 56m 44s
05h 27m 23s

J2000

16h 29m 48s
+40° 52’ 19”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6174 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 6174 - Galaxy Pair in Hercules.

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Finder chart for NGC 6174 - Galaxy Pair in Hercules.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 6174 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6174 is a visual representation of it.
0.9 arcmin
0.9 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

NGC 6174 - Galaxy Pair in Hercules is circumpolar and transits at 00:23 UTC (altitude: 79.3°)