M26 (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 , M26 will become visible at around 19:56 (PDT), 46° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:29.

Name M26
Object type Open cluster
Other names
M26[1]
NGC 6694[3]
Cr 389[4]
Mel 212[5]
Position
Right ascension:18h45m [3]
Declination:−09°23' [3]
Constellation:Scutum
Magnitude:8.00 (V) [5]
8.00 (B) [3]
Distance:1.6 kpc
5.2 klyr [2]
B-V Color (mag):-0.87
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.02

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