NGC6561 (Open cluster)

From South El Monte , NGC6561 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:13 (PDT), 29° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:29, 39° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:39, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6561
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Object type
Open cluster
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Right ascension: | 18h10m [2] |
Declination: | −16°43' [2] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Distance: | 3.4 kpc 11.1 klyr [1] |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.