NGC6717 (Globular cluster)

From South El Monte , NGC6717 is visible between 21:44 and 02:59. It will become accessible at around 21:44, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:21, 33° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:59 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6717
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Object type
Globular cluster
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Right ascension: | 18h55m [1] |
Declination: | −22°42' [1] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Magnitude: | 9.28 (V) [3] 11.29 (B) [1] |
Distance: | 7.1 kpc 23.1 klyr [3] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.94 |
Absolute mag (V): | -4.97 |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.