NGC6716 (Open cluster)

From Los Angeles , NGC6716 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:11, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:05, 36° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:39, 35° above your southern horizon.
Name
NGC6716
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Object type
Open cluster
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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 |
Absolute mag (V): | -1.99 |
All times shown in Los Angeles local time.