The open cluster NGC 6716
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Ashburn , NGC 6716 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible at around 23:42, when it rises 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:11, 31° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:24, 23° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC 6716
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Other Names
Cr 393
Position
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Magnitude: | 7.50 (V)[2] 7.70 (B)[1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.20 |
| Right Ascension: | 18h54m [1] |
| Declination: | -19°54' [1] |
| Distance: | 789.0 parsec 2572.1 lightyrs [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -1.99 |