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 is visible between 00:15 and 04:19. It will become accessible at around 00:15, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:17, 28° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:19 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

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

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