NGC6530 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6530 will become visible at around 19:15 (PDT), 24° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 49 minutes after the Sun at 22:05.
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