NGC 6156 is a late spiral galaxy in Triangulum Australe
NGC 6156 (ESO 137-033) is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Triangulum Australe . It shines at magnitude 11.9 and spans 1.9′ × 1.6′. 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 6156 from Betria
Betria
NGC 6156
TRIANGULUM AUSTRALE
NGC 6156 lies 5.4° northeast of Betria , the magnitude 2.8 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 6156 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -89° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -75° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -62° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -49° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -75° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -79° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -69° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -56° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -70° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -69° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -62° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -62° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -54° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 0° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 69° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 62° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 14° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 29°N, and never sets south of 29°S.
The distance to NGC 6156 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 6156
9 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6215, late spiral galaxy, 2.6° NGC 6221, late spiral galaxy, 2.6° NGC 6087 S Nor Cluster, open cluster, 3.4° NGC 6025, open cluster, 3.9° NGC 6300, barred spiral galaxy, 5.4° NGC 6305, lenticular galaxy, 5.6° NGC 5979, planetary nebula, 5.8° NGC 6005, open cluster, 5.9°
NGC 6156 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Triangulum Australe Designations NGC 6156, ESO 137-033, 2MASX J16345255-6037075, ESO-LV 137-0330, IRAS 16304-6030, PGC 058536 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 16h 34.9m Declination (J2000) -60° 37′ Magnitude 11.9 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 22.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.9′ × 1.6′ Position angle 149° Radial velocity 3,262 km/s, redshift 0.01094 Best with Telescope Best month July Catalog page NGC 6001 to 6500
