NGC6544 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6544 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:57, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:19, 30° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:29, 23° above your south-western 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