NGC : NGC6397

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-29
Astronomical night: 22:08 - 04:50 (GMT -5)
NGC6397 Celestial motion
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NGC6397 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6397

General information

NGC6397 is the globular cluster at magnitude 5 that is placed in Ara constellation and has apparent size of 26 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, 2024-04-29, NGC6397 is not reachable.
 

NGC6397 on the sky map

NGC6397 on the sky map
Object type

Globular Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Ara

Magnitude

5

Apparent size26'
Right ascension17h 40m 42.09s
Declination-53° 40′ 27.6″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6397

International Catalogue (IC)