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NGC6231 Observation Details

NGC6231 Daily Motion

NGC6231 will not be observable tonight. It will reach its transit at 9° by 11:52 and set at 14:45. Throughout the night, from 19:26 to 06:14, it will be below the horizon. NGC6231 will rise again after sunrise, at 08:55.
NGC6231 will be visible until January, 1, when it will move too close to the Sun. During this time, its proximity to the Sun will cause it to disappear from the night sky, making it unobservable for a while.

NGC6231 Rise and Set Timetable

	Time	Elevation
NGC6231 Transit	11:52	9°
Moon Rise, 51.1% illuminated	12:36	9°
NGC6231 Set	14:45
Astrosession begin	19:26	-41°
Moon Set	00:31	-82°
Astrosession end	06:14	-21°
NGC6231 Rise	08:55

Track NGC6231 Position Throughout the Night

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NGC6231 Image Gallery

DSS Blue

These images are valuable for highlighting the presence of younger, hotter stars, which emit more light in the blue wavelengths.

DSS Red

These images are excellent for detecting older, cooler stars, as well as emission nebulae, which glow primarily in the red due to hydrogen alpha emissions.

DSS Near-Infrared

NGC6231 photo taken with Near-Infrared filter

These images can penetrate dust clouds that obscure visible light, revealing structures and objects hidden within.

DSS Composite image

DSS Color images are composite images created by combining the blue, red, and often near-infrared images to produce a full-color representation.

The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).

Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.

Finder Chart for NGC6231

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Object name	NGC6231
Field of view
Limiting magnitude
NGC6231 coordinates	16.90303, -41.82425
Center coordinates	16.90303, -41.82425

NGC6231 Passage Through Night

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Current position of NGC6231

Time	19:26
Latitude	39.0469
Longitude	-77.4903
NGC6231 elevation	-41°
NGC6231 Azimuth	116°

Here you can see the current position of the NGC6231 on the map, as well as its positions for rise and set. This tool allows you to track the NGC6231's movement throughout the night, providing you with accurate and up-to-date information.

Annual motion of NGC6231

Date	Tue, 10 December 2024
Twighlight start	18:23
Twighlight end	05:40
Twighlight duration	11h 17m
Rise	08:55
Set	14:41
Elevation at transit	9°
Transit time	11:48
Equatorial coordinate	RA: 16h 54m 10s", Dec: -41° 49' 27s
Magnitude	3
Constellation	Scorpius

The graph illustrates the annual visibility pattern of a NGC6231, providing a comprehensive overview of its daily appearances and transit times throughout the year.
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the NGC6231 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.

Data Credits

The nebulae information on this page is sourced from the OpenNGC project, developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed data on the NGC catalog, which is a valuable resource for exploring deep-sky objects such as nebulae.

For more details or to contribute to OpenNGC, visit the official GitHub repository: OpenNGC on GitHub.

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