NGC6293 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6293 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 22° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:20, 29° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:30, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6293
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h10m [2] |
| Declination: | −26°34' [2] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 8.30 (V) [3] 9.96 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 8.8 kpc 28.7 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.94 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -6.42 |
Sources