NGC6401 (Globular cluster)

From Cambridge , NGC6401 is visible between 23:54 and 02:05. It will become accessible at around 23:54, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:59, 23° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:05 when it sinks below 21° above your southern 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 Cambridge local time.