NGC 6480 - Association of Stars in Scorpius
NGC 6480 is a Association of Stars in the Scorpius constellation. NGC 6480 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 6480 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).
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Finder Chart
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6480 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Apparent Size
The following table reports NGC 6480 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6480 is a visual representation of it.Rise and Set Times
Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's NGC 6480 - 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):