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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:29 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:22
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NGC 6416 - Open Cluster in Scorpius

Altitude: -34.5°   Azimuth: 100.4°   Direction: East

NGC 6416 is a Open Cluster in the Scorpius constellation. NGC 6416 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6416 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 6416 - Open Cluster in Scorpius star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6416 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (6.9 arcmin) and minor (6.9 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about NGC 6416

NGC 6416
Open Cluster
Scorpius

NGC 6416 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -34.5°
Azimuth: 100.4°
Direction: East

See also NGC 6416 rise and set times.

Available Resources for NGC 6416 - Open Cluster in Scorpius

Apparent size of NGC 6416

The following table reports NGC 6416 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6416 is a visual representation of it.
6.9 arcmin
6.9 arcmin

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 6416

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 6416 are provided in the following table:

17h 44m 20s
-32° 21’ 39”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6416 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 6416 - Open Cluster in Scorpius star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6416 - Open Cluster in Scorpius.

Finder chart NGC 6416 - Open Cluster in Scorpius star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6416 - Open Cluster in Scorpius.

Rise and set times of NGC 6416 from your location

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

Today's NGC 6416 - Open Cluster in Scorpius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 122.4°
Max altitude: 6.2°
Azimuth: 237.6°