NGC6553 (Globular cluster)

From South El Monte , NGC6553 is visible between 21:52 and 02:22. It will become accessible at around 21:52, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:07, 30° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:22 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6553
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Right ascension: | 18h09m [2] |
Declination: | −25°54' [2] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Magnitude: | 8.30 (V) [3] 9.08 (B) [2] |
Distance: | 6.0 kpc 19.6 klyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -5.59 |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.