NGC6649 (Open cluster)

From South El Monte , NGC6649 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:43, 45° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:20, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6649
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Object type
Open cluster
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Right ascension: | 18h33m [2] |
Declination: | −10°24' [2] |
Constellation: | Scutum |
Magnitude: | 8.90 (V) [4] 10.35 (B) [2] |
Distance: | 1.4 kpc 4.5 klyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 1.45 |
Absolute mag (V): | -1.78 |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.