The open cluster NGC 6561
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , NGC 6561 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:46 (EST) – 3 hours and 46 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:24.
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Name
NGC 6561
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Position
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Right Ascension: | 18h10m [1] |
| Declination: | -16°43' [1] |
| Distance: | 3.4 kpc 11.1 klyr [1] |
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