M18 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , M18 is visible between 21:25 and 03:42. It will become accessible at around 21:25, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:33, 38° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:42 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name M18
Object type Open cluster
Other names
M18[1]
NGC 6613[3]
Cr 376[4]
Position
Right ascension:18h19m [3]
Declination:−17°06' [3]
Constellation:Sagittarius
Magnitude:6.90 (V) [4]
7.24 (B) [3]
Distance:1.3 kpc
4.2 klyr [2]
B-V Color (mag):0.34
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.66

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