NGC : NGC6717

Celestial motion

Date: 2024-05-12

Astronomical night: 22:27 - 04:30 (GMT -5)

	Time	Elevation	Azimuth
Rise	23:17	0°	118° (Southeast)
Set	Dawn	28°	188° (South)
Maximum elevation	04:00	29°	180° (South)

Elevation

Information about NGC6717

General information

Globular Cluster NGC6717 has the magnitude of 8 and is placed in Sagittarius constellation. The 's apparent sizes are 4 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-12, NGC6717 will rise at southeast at 23:17 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (04:30) the object will be placed at south. Maximum elevation, 29° above horizon, will be reached at 04:00, when will be placed at south.

NGC6717 on the sky map


Object type	Globular Cluster
Alternative names
Constellation	Sagittarius
Magnitude	8
Apparent size	4'
Right ascension	18^h 55^m 6.04^s
Declination	-22° 42′ 5.3″

Catalogues

Messier
New General Catalogue (NGC)	NGC6717
International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
	Object type	Magnitude
M20 / NGC6514	Cluster with Nebulosity	6.3
M8 / NGC6523	Cluster with Nebulosity	5
M21 / NGC6531	Open Cluster	5.9
NGC6530	Open Cluster	4.6
NGC6544	Globular Cluster	7.5
NGC6546	Open Cluster	8
NGC6553	Globular Cluster	8.3
NGC6595 / IC4700	Open Cluster	7
M24 / IC4715	Open Cluster	3.1
M28 / NGC6626	Globular Cluster	6.9
M25 / IC4725	Open Cluster	4.6
M22 / NGC6656	Globular Cluster	5.2
NGC6716	Open Cluster	7.5