NGC6717 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6717 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:18 (PDT), 32° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:01, 33° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:38, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6717
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h55m [1] |
| Declination: | −22°42' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 9.28 (V) [3] 11.29 (B) [1] |
| Distance: | 7.1 kpc 23.1 klyr [3] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.94 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.97 |
Sources