NGC6642 (Globular cluster)
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From Fairfield , NGC6642 is visible between 22:07 and 01:10. It will become accessible at around 22:07, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:39, 25° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 01:10 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
Name
NGC6642
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Right ascension: | 18h31m [2] |
Declination: | −23°28' [2] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Magnitude: | 8.90 (V) [4] 11.30 (B) [2] |
Distance: | 8.4 kpc 27.4 klyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.06 |
Absolute mag (V): | -5.72 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.