NGC6546 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6546 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:43 (EDT), 22° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:14, 25° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:48, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6546
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h07m [2] |
| Declination: | −23°17' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 8.00 (V) [3] 8.65 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 938.0 parsec 3057.9 lightyrs [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.65 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.86 |
Sources