NGC6426 (Globular cluster)

From Cambridge , NGC6426 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:49 (EDT), 31° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:06, 50° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:36, 38° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6426
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Right ascension: | 17h44m [2] |
Declination: | +03°10' [2] |
Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
Magnitude: | 10.90 (V) [3] |
Distance: | 20.7 kpc 67.5 klyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -5.68 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.