The globular cluster NGC 6235
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , NGC 6235 is visible between 22:16 and 01:26. It will become accessible at around 22:16, when it rises 21° above your south-eastern horizon, and then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:49, 25° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 01:26 when it sinks to 22° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC 6235
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Object Type
Globular Cluster
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Other Names
Mel 154
Position
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 8.90 (V)[2] 11.99 (B)[1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 4.79 |
| Right Ascension: | 16h53m [1] |
| Declination: | -22°10' [1] |
| Distance: | 11.4 kpc 37.2 klyr [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -6.38 |