NGC6374 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From South El Monte , NGC6374 is visible between 00:58 and 03:31. It will become accessible at around 00:58, when it rises to an altitude of 20° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:15, 23° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:31 when it sinks below 20° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC6374
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 17h34m [2] |
| Declination: | −32°34' [2] |
| Constellation: | Scorpius |
| Magnitude: | 5.50 (V) [2] 5.56 (B) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 6.9 arcmin |
| Distance: | 985.0 parsec 3211.1 lightyrs [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.06 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.47 |
Visibility from South El Monte
All times shown in South El Monte local time.