Button Hook
Overlaid DSS image of Button Hook, 120' x 120' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around Button Hook
| Type | Asterism |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 5 |
| Size | 75' |
| Right Ascension | 18h 42' (2000) |
| Declination | 6° 49' S |
| Constellation | Scutum |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Jul 22, 2020 Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 61x
Seeing: 5 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
A notable line of 6-7th magnitude stars with a circlet at the southwestern end. the field is laced with dark nebulae against a very rich galactic starfield
Steve Coe
A curving chain of pretty bright stars that loop across the Scutum Star Cloud; from Steve Coe; AKA the 'J' String― SAC Asterism Database
Other Data Sources for Button Hook
Nearby objects for Button Hook
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Button Hook