M54 (Globular cluster)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , M54 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 18° above the horizon.

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Name M54
Object type Globular cluster
Other names
M54[2]
NGC 6715[3]
Mel 216[4]
Position
Right ascension:18h55m [3]
Declination:-30°28' [3]
Constellation:Sagittarius
Magnitude:7.70 (V) [4]
Distance:26.8 kpc
87.4 klyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-9.44
Visibility from Fairfield

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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