NGC6366 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 13 arcminutes across.
From Los Angeles , NGC6366 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:43, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:39, 50° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:39, 41° 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