NGC6366 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 13 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6366 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:43 (EDT), 42° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:35, 43° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:14, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6366
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h27m [2] |
| Declination: | −05°04' [2] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 9.50 (V) [3] |
| Distance: | 3.6 kpc 11.7 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.28 |
Sources