NGC6659 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6659 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:51 (EST) – 3 hours and 25 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:05.
Name
NGC6659
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Object type
Open cluster
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