NGC6444 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6444 is visible from soon after it rises, at 05:45, until soon before it sets at 14:08. Always take extreme caution when trying to make daytime observations of the Moon while the Sun is above the horizon.
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Name
NGC6444
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h49m [2] |
| Declination: | −34°49' [2] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Angular dimensions: | 6.9 arcmin |
| Distance: | 560.0 parsec 1825.6 lightyrs [1] |
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