NGC6756 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC6756 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:02 (PST) – 3 hours and 32 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 30° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:34.
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Name
NGC6756
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 19h08m [2] |
| Declination: | +04°42' [2] |
| Constellation: | Aquila |
| Magnitude: | 10.60 (V) [3] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.6 arcmin |
| Distance: | 1.5 kpc 4.9 klyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.29 |
Sources