NGC6496 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6496 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 3° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC6496
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h59m [2] |
| Declination: | −44°15' [2] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: | 8.60 (V) [3] 9.96 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 11.5 kpc 37.5 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -6.70 |
Sources