NGC6284 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6284 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:43 (EDT), 23° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:11, 24° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:24, when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC6284
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h04m [2] |
| Declination: | −24°45' [2] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 8.90 (V) [3] 10.72 (B) [2] 7.52 (J) [2] 6.97 (H) [2] 6.82 (K) [2] |
| Distance: | 15.3 kpc 49.9 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 3.29 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -7.02 |
Sources