NGC6517 (Globular cluster)
![NGC6517 Image of NGC6517](https://in-the-sky.org/image.php?style=medium&userimg=19910715_115817_091e4e679ad5.png)
From Cambridge , NGC6517 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:41 (EDT), 35° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:00, 38° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:16, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6517
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Right ascension: | 18h01m [3] |
Declination: | −08°57' [3] |
Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
Magnitude: | 10.30 (V) [2] 11.08 (B) [3] 7.02 (J) [3] 6.21 (H) [3] 6.00 (K) [3] |
Distance: | 10.8 kpc 35.2 klyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -4.87 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.