The open cluster NGC 6583
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , NGC 6583 is visible between 23:22 and 03:40. It will become accessible at around 23:22, when it rises 21° above your south-eastern horizon, and then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:33, 28° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:40 when it sinks to 22° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC 6583
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Other Names
Cr 370
Position
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 10.00 (V)[2] |
| Right Ascension: | 18h15m [1] |
| Declination: | -22°08' [1] |
| Distance: | 2.0 kpc 6.7 klyr [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -1.55 |