NGC6507 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6507 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:41 (EDT), 27° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:58, 30° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:18, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6507
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h59m [2] |
| Declination: | −17°27' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 9.60 (V) [3] |
| Distance: | 1.2 kpc 4.0 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.85 |
Sources