NGC6556 (Asterism)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC6556 will become visible at around 19:22 (PDT), 23° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 22:23.

Name NGC6556
Object type Asterism
Position
Right ascension:18h09m [1]
Declination:−27°31' [1]
Constellation:Sagittarius

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