General information
NGC6205 is the globular cluster at magnitude 6 that is placed in Hercules constellation and has apparent size of 8 angular minutes.
Having high brightness and large apparent size, is available for observations through a pair of binoculars or small telescope.
Information for observations
Tonight, 2024-03-29, NGC6205 will be visible all night. At 21:02 the object will be placed at northeast, 9° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 05:27 when fade from view as dawn breaks west. Maximum elevation, 87° above horizon, will be reached at 04:17, when will be placed at south.
Hercules Globular Cluster (Messier M13) on the sky map
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Object type | Globular Cluster |
Alternative names | Hercules Globular Cluster |
Constellation | Hercules |
Magnitude | 6 |
Apparent size | 8'x8' |
Right ascension | 16h 41m 41.634s |
Declination | 36° 27′ 40.75″ |
Catalogues
Messier | M13 |
New General Catalogue (NGC) | NGC6205 |
International Catalogue (IC) |
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Nearest objects with greater magnitude |
| Object type | Magnitude |
H VI 93 | Double Star | 5.47 |
H I 3 | Double Star | 5.62 |
H N 81 | Double Star | 5.39 |
H VI 18 | Double Star | 5.58 |