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 morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:37, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:07, 30° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 03:44, 26° above your south-western horizon.
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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 [2] |
| Declination: | -16°43' [2] |
| Distance: | 3.4 kpc 11.1 klyr [1] |