NGC6287 (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 , NGC6287 will become visible at around 20:15 (PDT), 30° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:00.

Name NGC6287
Object type Globular cluster
Other names
NGC 6287[2]
Mel 163[3]
Position
Right ascension:17h05m [2]
Declination:−22°42' [2]
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Magnitude:9.30 (V) [3]
11.49 (B) [2]
7.60 (J) [2]
7.15 (H) [2]
6.73 (K) [2]
Distance:9.3 kpc
30.3 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):1.19
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-5.54

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