NGC6539 (Globular cluster)

From Cambridge , NGC6539 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:53 (EDT), 26° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:46, 40° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:36, 26° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6539
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Right ascension: | 18h04m [2] |
Declination: | −07°35' [2] |
Constellation: | Serpens Cauda |
Magnitude: | 8.90 (V) [3] |
Distance: | 8.4 kpc 27.4 klyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -5.72 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.