NGC6506 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6506 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:31 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 22° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:13.
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Name
NGC6506
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h59m [2] |
| Declination: | −24°41' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Distance: | 930.0 parsec 3031.8 lightyrs [1] |
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