NGC : NGC6388

Celestial motion

Date: 2024-05-18

Astronomical night: 22:36 - 04:21 (GMT -5)

	Time	Elevation	Azimuth
Rise	23:46	0°	153° (Southeast)
Set	Dawn	2°	202° (South)
Maximum elevation	02:17	7°	180° (South)

Elevation

Information about NGC6388

General information

NGC6388 is the globular cluster globular cluster at magnitude 7 that is placed in Scorpius constellation and has apparent size of 2 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-18, NGC6388 will rise at southeast at 23:46 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (04:21) the object will be placed at south. Maximum elevation, 7° above horizon, will be reached at 02:17, when will be placed at south.

NGC6388 on the sky map


Object type	Globular Cluster
Alternative names
Constellation	Scorpius
Magnitude	7
Apparent size	2'x2'
Right ascension	17^h 36^m 17.461^s
Declination	-44° 44′ 8.34″

Catalogues

Messier
New General Catalogue (NGC)	NGC6388
International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
	Object type	Magnitude
NGC6322	Open Cluster	6