NGC6596 (Open cluster)

From South El Monte , NGC6596 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:17 (PDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:15, 39° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:26, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6596
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Object type
Open cluster
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Right ascension: | 18h17m [2] |
Declination: | −16°39' [2] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Distance: | 1.1 kpc 3.6 klyr [1] |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.