NGC6235 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6235 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:43 (EDT), 26° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:00, 26° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:47, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6235
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h53m [2] |
| Declination: | −22°10' [2] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 8.90 (V) [3] 11.99 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 11.4 kpc 37.2 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 4.79 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -6.38 |
Sources