NGC6539 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6539 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:43 (EDT), 37° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:12, 41° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:39, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6539
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h04m [2] |
| Declination: | −07°35' [2] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Cauda |
| Magnitude: | 8.90 (V) [3] |
| Distance: | 8.4 kpc 27.4 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.72 |
Sources