NGC6362 (Globular cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC6362 is not observable because it lies so far south that it never rises above the horizon.

Name NGC6362
Object type Globular cluster
Other names
NGC 6362[2]
Mel 172[3]
Position
Right ascension:17h31m [2]
Declination:−67°02' [2]
Constellation:Ara
Magnitude:8.10 (V) [3]
9.72 (B) [2]
Distance:7.6 kpc
24.8 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.86
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-6.30

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