NGC6356 (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 , NGC6356 will become visible at around 20:15 (PDT), 36° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:34.

Name NGC6356
Object type Globular cluster
Other names
NGC 6356[2]
Mel 171[3]
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

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