NGC6356 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6356 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:56, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:13, 29° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:15, 28° above your southern horizon.
Name
NGC6356
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
Right ascension: | 17h23m [2] |
Declination: | -17°48' [2] |
Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
Magnitude: | 8.20 (V) [3] 10.01 (B) [2] |
Distance: | 15.2 kpc 49.6 klyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 2.59 |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -7.71 |
Sources