NGC6342 (Globular cluster)

From Fairfield , NGC6342 is visible between 23:24 and 03:48. It will become accessible around 23:24, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:36, 29° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 03:48 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6342
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
Magnitude: | 10.01 (V) [2] 11.25 (B) [2] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.24 |
Right ascension: | 17h21m [2] |
Declination: | -19°35' [2] |
Distance: | 8.6 kpc 28.0 klyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -4.66 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.