NGC6645 (Open cluster)

From Cambridge , NGC6645 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:42 (EDT), 25° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:36, 30° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:01, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6645
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Object type
Open cluster
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Right ascension: | 18h32m [2] |
Declination: | −16°53' [2] |
Constellation: | Sagittarius |
Magnitude: | 8.50 (V) [4] |
Distance: | 1.2 kpc 4.1 klyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -1.98 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.