NGC6738 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6738 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:42 (EDT), 46° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:07, 59° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:55, 31° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6738
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 19h01m [2] |
| Declination: | +11°36' [2] |
| Constellation: | Aquila |
| Magnitude: | 8.30 (V) [3] |
| Distance: | 700.0 parsec 2282.0 lightyrs [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.93 |
Sources