NGC288 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC288 is visible between 00:36 and 04:55. It will become accessible at around 00:36, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:45, 29° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:55 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC288
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h52m [2] |
| Declination: | −26°35' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sculptor |
| Magnitude: | 8.10 (V) [3] 10.00 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 8.8 kpc 28.7 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.87 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -6.62 |
Sources