NGC6546 (Open cluster)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , NGC6546 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:59 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 24° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:34.

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Name NGC6546
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 6546[2]
Cr 365[3]
Position
Right ascension:18h07m [2]
Declination:-23°17' [2]
Constellation:Sagittarius
Magnitude:8.00 (V) [3]
8.65 (B) [2]
Distance:938.0 parsec
3057.9 lightyrs [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.65
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-1.86
Visibility from Fairfield

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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