NGC6355 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6355 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:14 (PDT), 25° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:50, 29° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:02, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6355
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h23m [2] |
| Declination: | −26°21' [2] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 8.60 (V) [3] 12.46 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 9.5 kpc 31.0 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.41 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -6.29 |
Sources