NGC 6568
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 6568, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 6568
| Type | Open Cluster |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 9 |
| Size | 13' |
| Right Ascension | 18h 12' 44.2" (2000) |
| Declination | 21° 37' 41" S |
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
| Description | Cl, vL, lC |
| Classification | III 1 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 rich knot in a very rich galactic starfield, rich, resolved, a couple hundred 11-12th magnitude stars in a 10' area, about 30' south of Polis
Andrew Cooper
May 25, 2001 Dragoon Mtn. Ranch, Cochise Co., AZ (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet
Large, reasonably bright, with bright component stars, coarse. Short chains of stars radiating from the center
Rev. T.W. Webb
May 19, 1885 Hardwick, Herefordshire, England (map)
Curious large undefined cloud of 10 mg. (h., 11-13 mg.) stars; requiring low power and steady gazing; ½° s of μ1.― Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes, T. W. Webb, 1917
Other Data Sources for NGC 6568
Nearby objects for NGC 6568
7 objects found within 60'
| 14 Sagittarii | 15 Sagittarii | HD 314057 |
| HD 314059 | NGC 6573 | |
| Polis |
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NGC 6568