NGC 6043 is a galaxy pair in Hercules
NGC 6043 (PGC 057019) is a galaxy pair in the constellation Hercules . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 44″ × 30″. 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 6043 from Kornephoros
Kornephoros
NGC 6043
HERCULES
NGC 6043 lies 7.0° southwest of Kornephoros , the magnitude 2.8 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 6043 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 67° 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: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 76° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 83° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 80° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -70° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 71° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -82° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -76° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -66° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -67° 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: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -60° 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 72°S, and never sets north of 72°N.
The distance to NGC 6043 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 6043
107 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6050, late spiral galaxy, 5′ NGC 6041, galaxy pair, 7′ NGC 6040, galaxy pair, 8′ NGC 6028, lenticular galaxy, 1.8° NGC 6052, galaxy pair, 2.8° NGC 6027C, barred spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 6027A, lenticular galaxy, 3.3° NGC 6027D, late spiral galaxy, 3.3°
NGC 6043 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hercules Designations NGC 6043, PGC 057019, MCG +03-41-086 Type galaxy pair (E-S0) Right ascension (J2000) 16h 05.0m Declination (J2000) +17° 46′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 44″ × 30″ Position angle 35° Best with Large telescope Best month July Catalog page NGC 6001 to 6500
