M9 (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 , M9 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:29, 37° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:30, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name M9
Object type Globular cluster
Other names
M9[2]
NGC 6333[3]
Mel 167[4]
Position
Right ascension:17h19m [3]
Declination:−18°30' [3]
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Magnitude:7.80 (V) [4]
9.36 (B) [3]
Distance:7.9 kpc
25.8 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.94
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-6.69

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