NGC6356 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6356 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:17 (PDT), 22° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:25, 38° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:30, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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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] |
| 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 |
Sources