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NGC 7006 - Globular Cluster in Delphinus

Altitude: 43.6°   Azimuth: 234.8°   Direction: South-West

NGC 7006 is a Globular Cluster in the Delphinus constellation. NGC 7006 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

NGC 7006
Globular Cluster
Delphinus

NGC 7006 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 43.6°
Azimuth: 234.8°
Direction: South-West

See also NGC 7006 rise and set times.

Given its visual magnitude of 10.46, NGC 7006 is visible with the help of a binocular with a 80mm aperture or a small telescope.

Available Resources for NGC 7006 - Globular Cluster in Delphinus

Photometric information of NGC 7006

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 7006 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).

10.46
9.56
9.02
9

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent size of NGC 7006

The following table reports NGC 7006 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 7006 is a visual representation of it.
4.2 arcmin
4.2 arcmin

Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 7006

The image below is a photograph of NGC 7006 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 7006 - Globular Cluster in Delphinus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 7006 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (4.2 arcmin) and minor (4.2 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 7006

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 7006 are provided in the following table:

21h 01m 28s
+16° 11’ 15”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 7006 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 7006 - Globular Cluster in Delphinus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 7006 - Globular Cluster in Delphinus.

Finder chart NGC 7006 - Globular Cluster in Delphinus star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 7006 - Globular Cluster in Delphinus.

Rise ans set times of NGC 7006 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 7006 - Globular Cluster in Delphinus 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: 73.8°
Max altitude: 54.7°
Azimuth: 286.2°