NGC6756 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , NGC6756 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 22:01 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 53° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:12.

Name NGC6756
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 6756[2]
Cr 398[3]
Position
Right ascension:19h08m [2]
Declination:+04°42' [2]
Constellation:Aquila
Magnitude:10.60 (V) [3]
Distance:1.5 kpc
4.9 klyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-0.29

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