NGC6553 (Globular cluster)

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

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From Cambridge , NGC6553 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 21° above the horizon.

Name NGC6553
Object type Globular cluster
Other names
NGC 6553[2]
Mel 193[3]
Position
Right ascension:18h09m [2]
Declination:−25°54' [2]
Constellation:Sagittarius
Magnitude:8.30 (V) [3]
9.08 (B) [2]
Distance:6.0 kpc
19.6 klyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-5.59

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