NGC6569 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6569 is visible between 01:13 and 03:36. It will become accessible at around 01:13, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:25, 24° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:36 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC6569
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h13m [2] |
| Declination: | −31°49' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 8.40 (V) [3] 10.78 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 10.7 kpc 34.9 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.31 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -6.75 |
Sources