NGC6517 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6517 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:41 (EDT), 35° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:00, 38° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:16, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6517
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h01m [3] |
| Declination: | −08°57' [3] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 10.30 (V) [2] 11.08 (B) [3] 7.02 (J) [3] 6.21 (H) [3] 6.00 (K) [3] |
| Distance: | 10.8 kpc 35.2 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.87 |
Sources