NGC6642 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6642 is visible between 21:14 and 02:19. It will become accessible at around 21:14, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:46, 32° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:19 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6642
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Object type
Globular cluster
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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 |
Sources