The open cluster NGC 6530
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , NGC 6530 is visible between 23:14 and 03:48. It will become accessible at around 23:14, when it rises 18° above your south-eastern horizon, and then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:33, 26° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:48 when it sinks to 19° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC 6530
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Other Names
Cr 362
Position
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 4.60 (V)[2] 4.74 (B)[1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.14 |
| Right Ascension: | 18h04m [1] |
| Declination: | -24°21' [1] |
| Distance: | 1.3 kpc 4.3 klyr [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -6.02 |
Events
| 23 Jun 2019 | – NGC 6530 is well placed |
| 18 Feb 2020 | – Close approach of Mars and NGC 6530 |
| 22 Jun 2020 | – NGC 6530 is well placed |
| 22 Jun 2021 | – NGC 6530 is well placed |
| 26 Jan 2022 | – Close approach of Mars and NGC 6530 |
| 22 Jun 2022 | – NGC 6530 is well placed |
| 23 Jun 2023 | – NGC 6530 is well placed |
| 22 Jun 2024 | – NGC 6530 is well placed |