NGC6561 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC6561 will become visible at around 20:18 (PDT), 39° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:32.

Name NGC6561
Object type Open cluster
Position
Right ascension:18h10m [2]
Declination:−16°43' [2]
Constellation:Sagittarius
Distance:3.4 kpc
11.1 klyr [1]

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