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NGC 6437 - Association of Stars in Scorpius

Below the horizon.  Rise: 17:26 | Tran: 19:13 | Set: 21:00
Alt: -13.31°   Az: 131.14°   Direction: South-East

NGC 6437 is a Association of Stars in the Scorpius constellation. NGC 6437 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 6437 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 6437 - Association of Stars in Scorpius star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6437 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 50m 00s
-35° 22’ 21”
19h 44m 01s
13h 34m 01s

J2000

17h 48m 20s
-35° 21’ 57”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6437 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 6437 - Association of Stars in Scorpius star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6437 - Association of Stars in Scorpius.

Finder chart NGC 6437 - Association of Stars in Scorpius star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 6437 - 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 6437 - 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: 125.4°
Max altitude: 3.1°
Azimuth: 234.6°