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NGC 6101

NGC 6101 is a globular cluster in the constellation Apus with an apparent magnitude of 10.1, spanning about 5 arcminutes. A telescope is needed to observe it.

It is best placed in the evening sky around May. It is visible from the whole southern hemisphere and from northern latitudes up to about 18°N. It is circumpolar (never sets) south of latitude 18°S.

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