NGC6316 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6316 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:13 (PDT), 25° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:32, 27° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:28, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6316
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h16m [2] |
| Declination: | −28°08' [2] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 9.03 (V) [2] 10.33 (B) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 4.8 arcmin |
| Distance: | 11.0 kpc 35.9 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.30 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -6.18 |
Sources