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 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:17, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:22, 38° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:51, 33° above your south-western horizon.

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]
Angular dimensions:5.4 arcmin
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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