NGC6723 (Globular cluster)

Image of NGC6723
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Columbus , NGC6723 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 13° above the horizon.

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Name NGC6723
Object type Globular cluster
Other names
NGC 6723[2]
Mel 217[3]
Position
Right ascension:18h59m [2]
Declination:−36°37' [2]
Constellation:Sagittarius
Magnitude:6.80 (V) [3]
Distance:8.7 kpc
28.4 klyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-7.90
Visibility from Columbus

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39.96°N
83.00°W
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