NGC6401 (Globular cluster)

From South El Monte , NGC6401 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:17 (PDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:28, 32° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:58, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6401
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Right ascension: | 17h38m [2] |
Declination: | −23°54' [2] |
Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
Magnitude: | 10.71 (V) [2] 11.31 (B) [2] |
Distance: | 10.5 kpc 34.2 klyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.60 |
Absolute mag (V): | -4.40 |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.