NGC 6008 is a spiral galaxy in Serpens
NGC 6008 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Serpens . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.2′ × 53″. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in July.
Galaxy: a system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, far outside the Milky Way. Spiral galaxies have a disk with arms; elliptical galaxies are smooth, round or oval swarms of older stars.
Finding NGC 6008 from Alphecca
Alphecca
NGC 6008
SERPENS
NGC 6008 lies 7.0° southeast of Alphecca , the magnitude 2.2 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 6008 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 78° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 81° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 75° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 67° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -74° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -68° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -79° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -72° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -76° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole northern hemisphere and south to about 69°S, and never sets north of 69°N.
The distance to NGC 6008 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 6008
114 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6027B, lenticular galaxy, 1.5° NGC 6027A, lenticular galaxy, 1.5° NGC 6027, lenticular galaxy, 1.5° NGC 6027C, barred spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 6027D, late spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 6027E, lenticular galaxy, 1.5° NGC 6028, lenticular galaxy, 2.7° NGC 6052, galaxy pair, 2.9°
NGC 6008 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Serpens Designations NGC 6008, 2MASX J15525603+2106017, IRAS 15507+2114, MCG +04-37-052, PGC 056289, SDSS J155256.02+210601.8, SDSS J155256.03+210601.8, UGC 10076 Type spiral galaxy (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 15h 52.9m Declination (J2000) +21° 06′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 22.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.2′ × 53″ Position angle 94° Radial velocity 4,820 km/s, redshift 0.01621 Best with Large telescope Best month July Catalog page NGC 6001 to 6500
