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NGC 6086 — Galaxy in Corona Borealis

Galaxy Fair (23/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 15.0m Galaxy Corona Borealis (CrB) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 15.0
Angular Size 1.9′ × 1.2′
Position Angle 2°
Distance 453.78 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E)
F, vS, stellar N

Position & Identifiers

RA 16h 12m 36.0s
Dec +29° 28' 60.0"
Constellation Corona Borealis (CrB)
Catalog NGC 6086

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. V. hard V. hard Imp.
150mm Newt. V. hard+ V. hard+ V. hard
C8 203mm Hard V. hard+ V. hard+
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Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Apr – Jun (peak: May)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
N E

NGC 6086 · 1.9′×1.2′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

Sigma CrB
HIP 79607; Sigma Coronae Borealis; 17 Coronae Borealis
Easy
Easy double, sep 7.4″
Double Star mag 5.64 4.4° Corona Borealis
Blaze Star
HR 5958
Medium+
Mira-type variable, range 2.0–10.8
Variable Star mag 10.00 4.6° Corona Borealis
NGC 6051
Hard+
Edge-on galaxy
Galaxy mag 13.0 5.8° Serpens
NGC 6020
Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.6 7.9° Serpens
NGC 6210
Easy
Small bright planetary nebula
Planetary Nebula mag 9.0 9.1° Hercules
NGC 6027
Hard+
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.4 9.2° Serpens
NGC 6207
Medium
Bright spiral galaxy
Galaxy mag 11.6 9.7° Hercules
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