NGC6664 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC6664 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:54 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 41° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:17.
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Name
NGC6664
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h36m [1] |
| Declination: | -08°13' [1] |
| Constellation: | Scutum |
| Magnitude: | 7.80 (V) [3] 8.81 (B) [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.01 |
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