NGC6530 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6530 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:41 (EDT), 20° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:03, 23° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:45, when it sinks below 19° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6530
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h04m [2] |
| Declination: | −24°21' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 4.60 (V) [3] 4.74 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 1.3 kpc 4.3 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.14 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -6.02 |
Sources