NGC6603 (Open cluster)

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

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From Cambridge , NGC6603 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:22 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 27° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:13.

Name NGC6603
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 6603[2]
Cr 374[3]
Mel 197[4]
Position
Right ascension:18h18m [2]
Declination:−18°24' [2]
Constellation:Sagittarius
Magnitude:11.10 (V) [4]
Distance:3.6 kpc
11.7 klyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-1.68

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