NGC 6015 is a late spiral galaxy in Draco, 58 million light-years away
NGC 6015 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco , 58 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.1 and spans 5.8′ × 2.6′ of sky, about 98,200 light-years across. 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 6015 from Athebyne
Athebyne
NGC 6015
DRACO
NGC 6015 lies 3.9° west of Athebyne , the magnitude 2.7 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 6015 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 85° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 71° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 76° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 65° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -54° 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 28°S, and never sets north of 28°N.
NGC 6015 is 58 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 6015 tonight left it about 58 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 6015
27 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5985, spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 5982, elliptical galaxy, 3.3° NGC 5981, barred spiral galaxy, 3.4° NGC 5949, spiral galaxy, 3.6° NGC 5987, spiral galaxy, 4.5° NGC 6140, late spiral galaxy, 4.5° NGC 6125, elliptical galaxy, 5.5°
NGC 6015 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Draco Designations NGC 6015, 2MASX J15512523+6218361, IRAS 15506+6227, MCG +10-23-003, PGC 056219, UGC 10075 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 15h 51.4m Declination (J2000) +62° 19′ Magnitude 11.1 (B 11.0) Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 5.8′ × 2.6′ Position angle 28° True size 98,200 light-years Distance 58 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 832 km/s, redshift 0.00277 Best with Telescope Best month July Catalog page NGC 6001 to 6500
