NGC6355 (Globular cluster)

Image of NGC6355
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , NGC6355 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:35 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 24° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:52.

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Name NGC6355
Object type Globular cluster
Other names
NGC 6355[2]
Cr 330[3]
Position
Right ascension:17h23m [2]
Declination:-26°21' [2]
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Magnitude:8.60 (V) [3]
12.46 (B) [2]
Distance:9.5 kpc
31.0 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):1.41
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-6.29
Visibility from Ashburn

All times shown in Ashburn local time.

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39.04°N
77.49°W
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