NGC6469 (Open cluster)

From South El Monte , NGC6469 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:13 (PDT), 27° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:11, 33° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:52, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6469
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Object type
Open cluster
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Right ascension: | 17h53m [2] |
Declination: | −22°16' [2] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Magnitude: | 8.20 (V) [4] |
Distance: | 1.1 kpc 3.6 klyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -2.01 |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.