The open cluster NGC 6738
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , NGC 6738 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 22:57 (EDT) – 7 hours and 4 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 57° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:49.
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Name
NGC 6738
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Other Names
Cr 396
Position
| Constellation: | Aquila |
| Magnitude: | 8.30 (V)[2] |
| Right Ascension: | 19h01m [1] |
| Declination: | +11°36' [1] |
| Distance: | 700.0 parsec 2282.0 lightyrs [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | -0.93 |