NGC6356 (Globular cluster)

From Cambridge , NGC6356 is visible between 22:27 and 03:02. It will become accessible at around 22:27, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:44, 29° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:02 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6356
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Right ascension: | 17h23m [2] |
Declination: | −17°48' [2] |
Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
Magnitude: | 8.20 (V) [3] 10.01 (B) [2] |
Distance: | 15.2 kpc 49.6 klyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 2.59 |
Absolute mag (V): | -7.71 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.