NGC5946 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC5946 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.
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Name
NGC5946
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 15h35m [2] |
| Declination: | −50°39' [2] |
| Constellation: | Norma |
| Magnitude: | 8.40 (V) [3] 11.98 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 10.6 kpc 34.6 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.26 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -6.73 |
Sources