NGC6480 (Asterism)

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 , NGC6480 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:35 (PDT), 25° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:47, 25° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:18, when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.

Name NGC6480
Object type Asterism
Position
Right ascension:17h54m [1]
Declination:−30°27' [1]
Constellation:Scorpius

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