NGC 6546
DSS image of NGC 6546
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 6546, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right

Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 6546

Type  Open Cluster
Magnitude  8
Right Ascension  18h 7' 22.6"  (2000)
Declination  23° 17' 46" S
Constellation  Sagittarius
Description  Cl, vL, vRi
Classification  III 2 m
Observing Notes

Andrew Cooper
Sep 16, 2020    Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 76x
Seeing: 5 Transparency: 6 Moon: 11%

A bright knot in the very rich galactic starfield 1° northeast of M8, about 15' in diameter, rich, fully resolved, a 5' triangle of three 9th magnitude stars covers the eastern end of the cluster
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Nearby objects for NGC 6546
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NGC 6546