M68 (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 Ashburn , M68 is visible between 00:11 and 02:38. It will become accessible at around 00:11, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:24, 24° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:38 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.

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Name M68
Object type Globular cluster
Other names
M68[2]
NGC 4590[3]
Mel 113[4]
Position
Right ascension:12h39m [3]
Declination:-26°44' [3]
Constellation:Hydra
Magnitude:7.30 (V) [4]
10.26 (B) [3]
Distance:10.2 kpc
33.3 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):2.30
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-7.74
Visibility from Ashburn

All times shown in Ashburn local time.

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39.04°N
77.49°W
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