NGC6481 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6481 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:44 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 52° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:25.
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Name
NGC6481
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h52m [2] |
| Declination: | +04°10' [2] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Distance: | 1.2 kpc 3.8 klyr [1] |
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