M71 (Globular cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , M71 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:39 (PDT), 55° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:58, 74° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:01, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name M71
Object type Globular cluster
Other names
M71[2]
NGC 6838[3]
Cr 409[4]
Mel 226[5]
Position
Right ascension:19h53m [3]
Declination:+18°46' [3]
Constellation:Sagitta
Magnitude:8.40 (V) [5]
7.91 (B) [3]
Distance:4.0 kpc
13.0 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):1.81
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-4.61

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