NGC6530 (Open cluster)

From South El Monte , NGC6530 is visible between 21:29 and 03:06. It will become accessible at around 21:29, when it rises to an altitude of 19° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:18, 31° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:06 when it sinks below 19° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6530
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Object type
Open cluster
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Right ascension: | 18h04m [2] |
Declination: | −24°21' [2] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Magnitude: | 4.60 (V) [3] 4.74 (B) [2] |
Distance: | 1.3 kpc 4.3 klyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.14 |
Absolute mag (V): | -6.02 |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.