M75 (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 , M75 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:37, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:19, 34° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:30, 25° above your south-western horizon.

Name M75
Object type Globular cluster
Other names
M75[2]
NGC 6864[3]
Mel 228[4]
Position
Right ascension:20h06m [3]
Declination:−21°55' [3]
Constellation:Sagittarius
Magnitude:8.60 (V) [4]
6.93 (J) [3]
6.43 (H) [3]
6.28 (K) [3]
Distance:20.7 kpc
67.5 klyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-7.98

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