NGC6728 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC6728 will become visible at around 17:37 (EST), 25° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 43 minutes after the Sun at 20:10.
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Name
NGC6728
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 18h58m [2] |
| Declination: | −08°57' [2] |
| Constellation: | Scutum |
| Distance: | 1.0 kpc 3.3 klyr [1] |
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