NGC6304 (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 , NGC6304 is visible between 00:31 and 03:57. It will become accessible at around 00:31, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:14, 26° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:57 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name NGC6304
Object type Globular cluster
Other names
NGC 6304[2]
Mel 165[3]
Position
Right ascension:17h14m [2]
Declination:−29°27' [2]
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Magnitude:8.30 (V) [3]
10.33 (B) [2]
Angular dimensions:3.6 arcmin
Distance:6.0 kpc
19.6 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):1.30
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-5.59

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