NGC 6125 is an elliptical galaxy in Draco
NGC 6125 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Draco . It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 1.4′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 6125 from Athebyne
Athebyne
NGC 6125
DRACO
NGC 6125 lies 3.6° south of Athebyne , the magnitude 2.7 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 6125 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 87° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 73° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 82° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 69° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 72° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 0° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -72° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -66° 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 32°S, and never sets north of 32°N.
The distance to NGC 6125 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 6125
48 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6223, lenticular galaxy, 4.7° NGC 6246A, late spiral galaxy, 5.0° NGC 5987, spiral galaxy, 5.2° NGC 6285, lenticular galaxy, 5.2° NGC 6286, spiral galaxy, 5.2° NGC 5985, spiral galaxy, 5.3° NGC 5982, elliptical galaxy, 5.4° NGC 6015, late spiral galaxy, 5.5°
NGC 6125 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Draco Designations NGC 6125, 2MASX J16191155+5759028, MCG +10-23-065, PGC 057812, SDSS J161911.53+575902.8, UGC 10345 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 16h 19.2m Declination (J2000) +57° 59′ Magnitude 12.0 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 22.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.4′ Radial velocity 4,590 km/s, redshift 0.01543 Best with Telescope Best month July Catalog page NGC 6001 to 6500
