NGC6652 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6652 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 14° above the horizon.
Name
NGC6652
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
Right ascension: | 18h35m [2] |
Declination: | −32°59' [2] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Magnitude: | 8.50 (V) [3] 10.64 (B) [2] |
Distance: | 10.1 kpc 32.9 klyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.89 |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -6.52 |
Sources