NGC5998 (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 , NGC5998 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 25° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:15, 27° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:07, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name NGC5998
Object type Open cluster
Position
Right ascension:15h49m [1]
Declination:−28°34' [1]
Constellation:Scorpius

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