NGC 6287 (also GCL 54) is a magnitude +9.3 Globular Cluster located 6800 light-years away in the constellation Ophiuchus.
The cluster was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet, Berkshire, on the 21st May 1784.
Right Ascension 07h 05m 09.4s, Declination -22° 42' 27"
