NGC6561 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6561 is visible from soon after it rises, at 23:18, until soon before it sets at 09:22.
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Name
NGC6561
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h10m [2] |
| Declination: | -16°43' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Distance: | 3.4 kpc 11.1 klyr [1] |
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