NGC6441 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6441 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 11° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC6441
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h50m [2] |
| Declination: | −37°03' [2] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: | 7.20 (V) [3] 9.26 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 11.7 kpc 38.1 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.26 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -8.14 |
Sources