NGC6553 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6553 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 29° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:27, 30° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:42, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6553
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h09m [2] |
| Declination: | −25°54' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 8.30 (V) [3] 9.08 (B) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 5.4 arcmin |
| Distance: | 6.0 kpc 19.6 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.59 |
Sources