NGC 6506 - Open Cluster in Sagittarius
NGC 6506 is a Open Cluster in the Sagittarius constellation. NGC 6506 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.
NGC 6506 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -19.5°
Azimuth: 254.6°
Direction: West-South-West
See also NGC 6506 rise and set times.
Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 6506
The image below is a photograph of NGC 6506 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).

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 6506
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 6506 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6506 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.


Rise ans set times of NGC 6506 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's NGC 6506 - Open Cluster in Sagittarius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):