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public  Gaotang, China Gaotang, China  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Shanghai
Sunrise: 5:21 
Transit: 12:13 
Sunset: 19:06
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NGC 6723 - Globular Cluster in Sagittarius

Above the horizon.  Rise: 19:52 | Tran: 0:23 | Set: 4:53
Alt: 24.15°   Az: 196.56°   Direction: South-South-West

NGC 6723 is a Globular Cluster in the Sagittarius constellation. NGC 6723 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6723 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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 6723 - Globular Cluster in Sagittarius star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6723 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (9.3 arcmin) and minor (9.3 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 01m 15s
-36° 35’ 39”
01h 15m 36s
20h 16m 52s

J2000

18h 59m 32s
-36° 37’ 53”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6723 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 6723 - Globular Cluster in Sagittarius.

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Finder chart for NGC 6723 - Globular Cluster in Sagittarius.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 6723 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6723 is a visual representation of it.
9.3 arcmin
9.3 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Gaotang, China
Latitude: 26° 48’ 11” N
Longitude: 117° 35’ 13” E
Timezone: Asia/Shanghai

Today's NGC 6723 - Globular Cluster in Sagittarius rise, transit and set times from Gaotang, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 126.6°
Max altitude: 26.6°
Azimuth: 233.4°