M72 (Globular cluster)
From Cambridge , M72 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:01 (EDT) – 3 hours and 42 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:30.
Name
M72
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Right ascension: | 20h53m [3] |
Declination: | -12°32' [3] |
Constellation: | Aquarius |
Magnitude: | 9.20 (V) [4] 9.95 (B) [3] |
Distance: | 17.0 kpc 55.4 klyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.99 |
Absolute mag (V): | -6.95 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.