NGC5466 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC5466 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:12 (EDT), 55° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:48, 77° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:24, 34° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC5466
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h05m [2] |
| Declination: | +28°32' [2] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 9.20 (V) [3] 10.50 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 15.9 kpc 51.8 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.80 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -6.81 |
Sources