NGC6229 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6229 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:09, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:00, 83° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:27, 81° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6229
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h46m [2] |
| Declination: | +47°31' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Magnitude: | 9.86 (V) [2] 9.38 (B) [2] 7.98 (J) [2] 7.43 (H) [2] 7.33 (K) [2] |
| Distance: | 30.4 kpc 99.1 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.48 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -7.55 |
Sources