NGC6631 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6631 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:53 (EDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:45, 36° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:49, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6631
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h27m [2] |
| Declination: | −12°01' [2] |
| Constellation: | Scutum |
| Magnitude: | 11.70 (V) [3] |
| Distance: | 2.6 kpc 8.5 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.37 |
Sources