NGC6440 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6440 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:33 (PST) – 3 hours and 56 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 27° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:29.
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Name
NGC6440
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h48m [2] |
| Declination: | −20°21' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 10.10 (V) [2] 12.01 (B) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 5.1 arcmin |
| Distance: | 8.4 kpc 27.4 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.91 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.52 |
Sources