NGC6624 (Globular cluster)

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

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From Fairfield , NGC6624 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 18° above the horizon.

Name NGC6624
Object type Globular cluster
Other names
NGC 6624[2]
Mel 199[3]
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

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