NGC 6048

Galaxy Fair (23/100)

Elliptical

NGC 6048 Galaxy UMi Visible Level 5 Expert level - Dark skies recommended

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Properties

Magnitude 14.0

Angular Size 1.9′ × 1.3′

Position Angle 137°

Galaxy Type Elliptical (E)

Description

F, R, bM

Position & Identifiers

RA 15h 57m 36.0s

Dec +70° 42' 00.0"

Constellation UMi

Catalog NGC 6048

Visibility

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Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

200x TFOV: 0.2° Lim. mag: 14.2

Seeing Bortle

NGC 6048 · 1.9′×1.3′ · N up, E left

Surface Brightness & Visibility

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