M72 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , M72 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:22 (PDT), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:10, 43° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:39, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
M72
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 20h53m [3] |
| Declination: | −12°32' [3] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 9.20 (V) [4] 9.95 (B) [3] |
| Distance: | 17.0 kpc 55.4 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.99 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -6.95 |
Sources