NGC6604 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC6604 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 22:26 (EDT), 25° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:14, 37° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:22, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6604
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h18m [2] |
| Declination: | −12°14' [2] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Cauda |
| Magnitude: | 6.50 (V) [3] 7.06 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 1.7 kpc 5.5 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.56 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.65 |
Sources