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north SunriseRise: 4:49  
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NGC 6335 - Association of Stars in Scorpius

NGC 6335 is a Association of Stars in the Scorpius constellation. NGC 6335 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

NGC 6335
Association of Stars
Scorpius
Available Resources for NGC 6335 - Association of Stars in Scorpius

Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 6335

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6335 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).

Image of NGC 6335 - Association of Stars in Scorpius star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6335 in the Red band.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 6335

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 6335 are provided in the following table:

17h 19m 32s
-30° 09’ 51”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6335 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 6335 - Association of Stars in Scorpius star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6335 - Association of Stars in Scorpius.

Finder chart NGC 6335 - Association of Stars in Scorpius star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6335 - Association of Stars in Scorpius.

Rise ans set times of NGC 6335 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's NGC 6335 - Association of Stars in Scorpius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 120.2°
Max altitude: 8.4°
Azimuth: 239.8°
NGC 6335 - Association of Stars in Scorpius is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom