NGC6642 (Globular cluster)

From South El Monte , NGC6642 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:11 (PDT), 22° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:38, 32° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:11, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western 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 South El Monte local time.