NGC6287 (Globular cluster)
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From Fairfield , NGC6287 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:53 (EDT), 23° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:19, 26° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:00, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6287
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Right ascension: | 17h05m [2] |
Declination: | −22°42' [2] |
Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
Magnitude: | 9.30 (V) [3] 11.49 (B) [2] 7.60 (J) [2] 7.15 (H) [2] 6.73 (K) [2] |
Distance: | 9.3 kpc 30.3 klyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.19 |
Absolute mag (V): | -5.54 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.