NGC6647 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6647 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:43 (EDT), 25° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:40, 31° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:10, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6647
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h32m [1] |
| Declination: | −17°13' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 8.00 (V) [1] |
Source