About NGC 6626 (M28)

NGC 6626 is a rewarding deep-sky target and shows up as a faint patch of light. It has moderate brightness.

Current visibility

It is currently below the horizon.

It stays above 30° for roughly 8 hours.

Observing conditions matter, subtle features are easily lost in bright skies.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

What to expect

In small telescopes it remains mostly unresolved.

It offers less structure than some of the brightest galaxies.

Type

Globular Cluster

Constellation

Sagittarius

Distance

17900 ly

Size

15.0'

Season

Summer

Difficulty

Easy

Magnitude

6.8