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Proper Name	None
Caldwell Number	C86
NGC/IC Number	NGC 6397
Constellation	Ara
Right Ascension	17h 40m 42s
Declination	-53° 40' 28"
Distance	7,800 light years 2,400 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +5.7 Absolute: -6.1
Diameter	Apparent: 31' Actual: 68 light years
Optimum Visibility	June / July (Usually visible from southern latitudes)

Unusually, this Globular Cluster lies within the plane of the Milky Way. It is nearly eight thousand light years from the Sun.

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