NGC6507 (Open cluster)

From Cambridge , NGC6507 is visible between 22:17 and 02:58. It will become accessible at around 22:17, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:37, 30° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:58 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6507
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Object type
Open cluster
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Right ascension: | 17h59m [2] |
Declination: | −17°27' [2] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Magnitude: | 9.60 (V) [3] |
Distance: | 1.2 kpc 4.0 klyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -0.85 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.