NGC6520 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6520 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:05 (PDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:39, 28° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:38, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6520
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h03m [2] |
| Declination: | −27°53' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 7.60 (V) [4] |
| Angular dimensions: | 5.4 arcmin |
| Distance: | 1.9 kpc 6.2 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.79 |
Sources