NGC6749 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6749 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:47 (PST) – 3 hours and 42 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 32° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:29.
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 5.1 arcmin |
| Distance: | 7.9 kpc 25.8 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.09 |
Sources