NGC6404 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6404 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (PDT), 22° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:36, 22° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:18, when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC6404
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h39m [2] |
| Declination: | −33°14' [2] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: | 10.60 (V) [3] |
| Angular dimensions: | 4.2 arcmin |
| Distance: | 2.4 kpc 7.8 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.30 |
Sources