NGC6659 (Open cluster)

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

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From South El Monte , NGC6659 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:27, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:41, 79° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:28, 64° above your western horizon.

Name NGC6659
Object type Open cluster
Position
Right ascension:18h33m [1]
Declination:+23°35' [1]
Constellation:Hercules

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