NGC 6081
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 6081, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 6081
IC 1202, MCG+02-41-019, UGC 10272, NPM1G +09.0456, PGC 57506, SDSS J161256.85+095201.5
| Type | Galaxy |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 13.1 |
| Size | 1.197' x 0.383' @ 125° |
| Right Ascension | 16h 12' 56.9" (2000) |
| Declination | 9° 52' 2" N |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Description | vF, S, R, bM |
| Classification | S0Aa |
Observing Notes
Harold Corwin
IC 1202 = NGC 6081. For a change, Swift's position is good -- it agrees with Stephan's to within about 10 arcsec. Why, then, didn't he or Dreyer catch the identity?
I suspect Swift did not because he found the galaxy on 7 April 1888, and published his 7th list in August of the same year. That was the year, of course, when the NGC appeared.
But Dreyer had plenty of time to at least note the identity, and didn't. Well, there are plenty of other cases like that, too. No one is perfect -- though Dreyer came far closer, given his material, than most other cataloguers who have followed him.
Other Data Sources for NGC 6081
Nearby objects for NGC 6081
13 objects found within 120'
| 13 Herculis | 15 Herculis | 45 Serpentis |
| 46 Serpentis | 47 Serpentis | FQ Ser |
| IC 1196 | IC 1199 | IC 1205 |
| IC 1206 | Irena | |
| NGC 6063 |
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NGC 6081