NGC6425 (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 , NGC6425 will become visible at around 20:13 (PDT), 23° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:06.

Name NGC6425
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 6425[2]
Cr 348[3]
Position
Right ascension:17h47m [2]
Declination:−31°31' [2]
Constellation:Scorpius
Magnitude:7.20 (V) [3]
7.90 (B) [2]
Distance:778.0 parsec
2536.3 lightyrs [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.70
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-2.25

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