The Tom Thumb Cluster (NGC6451)

Image of the Tom Thumb 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 , the Tom Thumb Cluster is visible between 22:30 and 01:38. It will become accessible at around 22:30, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:04, 25° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 01:38 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.

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Name The Tom Thumb Cluster (NGC6451)
Object type Open cluster
Other names
The Tom Thumb Cluster
NGC 6451[2]
Cr 352[3]
Mel 181[4]
Position
Right ascension:17h50m [2]
Declination:−30°12' [2]
Constellation:Scorpius
Magnitude:8.20 (V) [4]
Distance:2.1 kpc
6.8 klyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.39
Visibility from South El Monte

All times shown in South El Monte local time.

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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