NGC 6530
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 6530, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 6530
Bode 48
| Type | Open Cluster |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 4.6 |
| Size | 15' |
| Right Ascension | 18h 4' 31.0" (2000) |
| Declination | 24° 21' 29" S |
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
| Description | Cl, B, L, pRi, f M8 (cluster in M8) |
| Classification | II 2 m n |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Sep 16, 2020 Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 76x
Seeing: 5 Transparency: 6 Moon: 11%
The open cluster embedded in eastern reach of M8, The Lagoon Nebula, big, bright! a couple dozen 7-9th magnitude stars scatterred in a 15' area, coarse, fully resolved, the field filled with bight nebulae
Other Data Sources for NGC 6530
Nearby objects for NGC 6530
14 objects found within 60'
| 7 Sagittarii | 9 Sagittarii | Barnard 296 |
| Barnard 88 | Barnard 89 | Bochum14 |
| IC 1271 | IC 4678 | IC 4681 |
| Messier 8 | NGC 6526 | NGC 6533 |
| NGC 6544 | Ru139 |
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NGC 6530