NGC6144 (Globular cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

Show information for


From South El Monte , NGC6144 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:14 (PDT), 29° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:50, 29° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:04, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name NGC6144
Object type Globular cluster
Other names
NGC 6144[2]
Mel 147[3]
Position
Right ascension:16h27m [2]
Declination:−26°01' [2]
Constellation:Scorpius
Magnitude:9.00 (V) [3]
10.55 (B) [2]
Distance:8.5 kpc
27.7 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.92
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-5.65

Share