NGC6440 (Globular cluster)

From South El Monte , NGC6440 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:14 (PDT), 28° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:11, 35° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:03, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6440
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Right ascension: | 17h48m [2] |
Declination: | −20°21' [2] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Magnitude: | 10.10 (V) [2] 12.01 (B) [2] |
Distance: | 8.4 kpc 27.4 klyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.91 |
Absolute mag (V): | -4.52 |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.