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NGC 6366 - Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 21:24 | Tran: 3:00 | Set: 8:33
Alt: 32.43°   Az: 194.72°   Direction: South-South-West

NGC 6366 is a Globular Cluster in the Ophiuchus constellation. NGC 6366 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6366 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.4600x0.4600 degrees (27.60x27.60 arcmins).

Image of NGC 6366 - Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6366 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (13.8 arcmin) and minor (13.8 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 29m 04s
-05° 05’ 45”
00h 49m 43s
18h 18m 48s

J2000

17h 27m 43s
-05° 04’ 36”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6366 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 6366 - Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus.

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Finder chart for NGC 6366 - Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 6366 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6366 is a visual representation of it.
13.8 arcmin
13.8 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's NGC 6366 - Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 95.1°
Max altitude: 33.4°
Azimuth: 264.9°