NGC6568 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6568 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 02:37, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:30, 27° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:36, 27° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC6568
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h12m [2] |
| Declination: | -21°37' [2] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 8.60 (V) [3] |
| Distance: | 1.0 kpc 3.3 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.40 |
Sources