NGC6728 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6728 is visible from soon after it rises, at 03:25, until soon before it sets at 14:42. Always take extreme caution when trying to make daytime observations of the Moon while the Sun is above the horizon.
|
Name
NGC6728
|
Object type
Open cluster
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 18h58m [2] |
| Declination: | −08°57' [2] |
| Constellation: | Scutum |
| Angular dimensions: | 4.5 arcmin |
| Distance: | 1.0 kpc 3.3 klyr [1] |
Sources