NGC 6160

Galaxy Fair (23/100)

Elliptical

NGC 6160 Galaxy Hercules (Her) Visible Level 5 Expert level - Dark skies recommended

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Properties

Magnitude 15.0

Angular Size 1.8′ × 1.2′

Position Angle 72°

Distance 443.22 million ly

Galaxy Type Elliptical (E)

Description

cF, pL, R, gbM, r

Position & Identifiers

RA 16h 27m 42.0s

Dec +40° 55' 00.0"

Constellation Hercules (Her)

Catalog NGC 6160

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200x TFOV: 0.2° Lim. mag: 14.2

Seeing Bortle

NGC 6160 · 1.8′×1.2′ · N up, E left

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