NGC 6173

Galaxy Fair (23/100)

Elliptical

NGC 6173 Galaxy Her Visible Level 5 Expert level - Dark skies recommended

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Properties

Magnitude 14.0

Angular Size 2.0′ × 1.4′

Position Angle 145°

Galaxy Type Elliptical (E)

Description

cF, vS, R, bM

Position & Identifiers

RA 16h 29m 48.0s

Dec +40° 49' 00.0"

Constellation Her

Catalog NGC 6173

Visibility

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Eyepiece View

Telescope Eyepiece

200x TFOV: 0.2° Lim. mag: 14.2

Seeing Bortle

NGC 6173 · 2.0′×1.4′ · N up, E left

Surface Brightness & Visibility

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