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 in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:58 (PDT), 25° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:17, 28° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:19, 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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