NGC6517 (Globular cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC6517 will become visible at around 20:15 (PDT), 46° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:38.

Name NGC6517
Object type Globular cluster
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

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