NGC6716 (Open cluster)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , NGC6716 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:32 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 24° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:34.

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Name NGC6716
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 6716[2]
Cr 393[3]
Position
Right ascension:18h54m [2]
Declination:-19°54' [2]
Constellation:Sagittarius
Magnitude:7.50 (V) [3]
7.70 (B) [2]
Distance:789.0 parsec
2572.1 lightyrs [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.20
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-1.99
Visibility from Fairfield

All times shown in Fairfield local time.

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41.14°N
73.26°W
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