NGC6556 (Asterism)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6556 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 20° above the horizon.
Name
NGC6556
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Object type
Asterism
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Position
Right ascension: | 18h09m [1] |
Declination: | −27°31' [1] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Source