NGC6293 (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 , NGC6293 will become visible at around 20:15 (PDT), 27° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 23:52.

Name NGC6293
Object type Globular cluster
Other names
NGC 6293[2]
Mel 164[3]
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

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