NGC6551 (Nebula)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6551 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:36 (PDT), 26° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:06, 26° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:47, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6551
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Object type
Nebula
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h08m [1] |
| Declination: | −29°33' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Source