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NGC 6421 - Association of Stars in Scorpius

Below the horizon.  Rise: 5:45 | Tran: 7:57 | Set: 10:08
Alt: -7.73°   Az: 223.23°   Direction: South-West

NGC 6421 is a Association of Stars in the Scorpius constellation. NGC 6421 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 6421 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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 6421 - Association of Stars in Scorpius star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6421 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 47m 23s
-33° 42’ 03”
03h 38m 38s
21h 26m 02s

J2000

17h 45m 43s
-33° 41’ 34”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6421 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 6421 - Association of Stars in Scorpius.

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Finder chart for NGC 6421 - Association of Stars in Scorpius.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 6421 - Association of Stars in Scorpius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 123.7°
Max altitude: 4.8°
Azimuth: 236.3°