NGC6755 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6755 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:41 (EDT), 40° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:10, 51° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 03:56, 27° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6755
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 19h07m [2] |
| Declination: | +04°15' [2] |
| Constellation: | Aquila |
| Magnitude: | 7.50 (V) [3] 8.60 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 1.4 kpc 4.6 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.10 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.26 |
Sources