Type | Open Cluster |
---|---|
Magnitude | 6.4 |
Size | 40' |
Right Ascension | 18h 9' 51" (2000) |
Declination | 23° 49' 42" S |
Constellation | Sagittarius |
Description | 6"-B, L, nRi, nC, 27* mags 8 to R32811 |
Classification | III3m n |
Andrew Cooper
Aug 10, 2020 Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 76x
Seeing: 5 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%
A large and bright collection of stars in a 40' area just southwest of 1 Sgr, at low power the cluster is conspicuous in the rich galactic starfield, the 7-10 magnitude stars notably brighter than the surrounding starfield
1 Sagittarii | 11 Sagittarii | 12 Sagittarii |
Barnard 303 | Barnard 91 | IC 1274 |
IC 1275 | IC 4678 | IC 4681 |
IC 4684 | IC 4685 | NGC 6546 |
NGC 6559 | PK6-2.1 |
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