NGC6704 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6704 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:42 (PST) – 3 hours and 0 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:41.
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Name
NGC6704
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h50m [2] |
| Declination: | −05°12' [2] |
| Constellation: | Scutum |
| Magnitude: | 9.20 (V) [3] 10.00 (B) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.3 arcmin |
| Distance: | 3.0 kpc 9.7 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.80 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.17 |
Sources