NGC6544 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6544 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:01 (EDT), 23° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:16, 23° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:24, when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC6544
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h07m [2] |
| Declination: | −24°59' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 7.50 (V) [4] 11.36 (B) [2] 6.24 (J) [2] 5.54 (H) [2] 5.37 (K) [2] |
| Distance: | 2.7 kpc 8.8 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.46 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.66 |
Sources