NGC6642 (Globular cluster)

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

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From South El Monte , NGC6642 will become visible at around 19:56 (PDT), 32° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:33.

Name NGC6642
Object type Globular cluster
Other names
NGC 6642[2]
Cr 381[3]
Mel 203[4]
Position
Right ascension:18h31m [2]
Declination:−23°28' [2]
Constellation:Sagittarius
Magnitude:8.90 (V) [4]
11.30 (B) [2]
Distance:8.4 kpc
27.4 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):1.06
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-5.72

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