NGC6426 (Globular cluster)

From South El Monte , NGC6426 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 43° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:46, 59° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:08, when it sinks below 21° above your 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 South El Monte local time.