NGC6749 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6749 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:52 (EDT), 30° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:14, 49° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:40, 37° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6749
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 19h05m [2] |
| Declination: | +01°54' [2] |
| Constellation: | Aquila |
| Magnitude: | 12.40 (V) [2] |
| Distance: | 7.9 kpc 25.8 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.09 |
Sources