Palomar 6 (Globular cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Palomar 6 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:50 (PDT), 29° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:21, 29° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:33, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Palomar 6
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h43m [1] |
| Declination: | −26°13' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 11.55 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin |
| Distance: | 5.9 kpc 19.2 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.30 |