NGC6704 (Open cluster)

From South El Monte , NGC6704 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:11 (PDT), 34° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:57, 50° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:53, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC6704
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Object type
Open cluster
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Right ascension: | 18h50m [2] |
Declination: | −05°12' [2] |
Constellation: | Scutum |
Magnitude: | 9.20 (V) [3] 10.00 (B) [2] |
Distance: | 3.0 kpc 9.7 klyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.80 |
Absolute mag (V): | -3.17 |
All times shown in South El Monte local time.