NGC288 (Globular cluster)

From South El Monte , NGC288 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:53 (PDT) – 3 hours and 52 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:34.
Name
NGC288
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Right ascension: | 00h52m [2] |
Declination: | −26°35' [2] |
Constellation: | Sculptor |
Magnitude: | 8.10 (V) [3] 10.00 (B) [2] |
Distance: | 8.8 kpc 28.7 klyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.87 |
Absolute mag (V): | -6.62 |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.