NGC6256 (Globular cluster)

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

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From South El Monte , NGC6256 is visible from soon after it rises, at 05:37, until soon before it sets at 13:39. Always take extreme caution when trying to make daytime observations of the Moon while the Sun is above the horizon.

Name NGC6256
Object type Globular cluster
Position
Right ascension:16h59m [2]
Declination:−37°07' [2]
Constellation:Scorpius
Angular dimensions:4.2 arcmin
Distance:8.4 kpc
27.4 klyr [1]

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