NGC6683 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6683 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:53 (EDT), 26° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:00, 42° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 27° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6683
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h42m [2] |
| Declination: | −06°12' [2] |
| Constellation: | Scutum |
| Magnitude: | 9.40 (V) [2] 9.93 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 1.2 kpc 3.9 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.53 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.99 |
Sources