NGC6633 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 12 arcminutes across.
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From San Diego , NGC6633 is visible all night. It will become visible around 21:09 (PDT), 39° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:18, 63° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:34, 25° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC6633
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 4.60 (V) [4] 5.01 (B) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.41 |
| Right ascension: | 18h27m [2] |
| Declination: | +06°30' [2] |
| Distance: | 376.0 parsec 1225.8 lightyrs [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.28 |
Sources
Visibility from San Diego
All times shown in San Diego local time.
Events
| 29 Jun 2022 | – NGC 6633 is well placed |
| 29 Jun 2023 | – NGC 6633 is well placed |
| 28 Jun 2024 | – NGC 6633 is well placed |
| 28 Jun 2025 | – NGC 6633 is well placed |
| 29 Jun 2026 | – NGC 6633 is well placed |
| 29 Jun 2027 | – NGC 6633 is well placed |
| 28 Jun 2028 | – NGC 6633 is well placed |
| 28 Jun 2029 | – NGC 6633 is well placed |