NGC6469 (Open cluster)

From Cambridge , NGC6469 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:45, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:16, 25° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:04, 24° above your southern 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 Cambridge local time.