NGC6356 (Globular cluster)
![NGC6356 Image of NGC6356](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115838_d50cb1f95663.png)
From Fairfield , NGC6356 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:43 (EDT), 30° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:31, 31° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:57, 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 Fairfield local time.