NGC6624 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6624 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:15 (PDT), 25° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:21, 25° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 21:54, when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC6624
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h23m [2] |
| Declination: | −30°21' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 7.60 (V) [3] |
| Distance: | 7.9 kpc 25.8 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -6.89 |
Sources