NGC6539 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6539 will become visible at around 17:56 (PST), 30° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 46 minutes after the Sun at 20:41.
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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