M26 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , M26 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:56 (EDT), 37° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:45, 38° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:59, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
M26
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Object type
Open cluster
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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 |
Sources