Delle Caustiche (M24)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 90 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Delle Caustiche is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:05 (PDT), 31° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:53, 37° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:12, when it sinks below 19° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Delle Caustiche (M24)
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Object type
Asterism
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h16m [1] |
| Declination: | −18°29' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 4.60 (V) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 90.0 arcmin |
| Distance: | 3.1 kpc 10.0 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -7.83 |
Source