NGC6652 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6652 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:27 (PDT), 22° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:05, 22° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 21:53, when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
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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