Collinder 469 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Collinder 469 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:01 (EDT), 30° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:25, 30° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 23:48, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Collinder 469
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h16m [1] |
| Declination: | −18°18' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 9.10 (V) [1] |