M21 (Open cluster)

From South El Monte , M21 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:17 (PDT), 22° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:54, 33° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:34, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
M21
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Object type
Open cluster
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Right ascension: | 18h04m [3] |
Declination: | −22°29' [3] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Magnitude: | 5.90 (V) [5] |
Distance: | 1.2 kpc 3.9 klyr [2] |
Absolute mag (V): | -4.50 |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.