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Other deep sky objects in Sagittarius
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NGC 6551 - Other Classification in Sagittarius

Above the horizon.  Rise: 0:25 | Tran: 3:26 | Set: 6:23
Alt: 7.33°   Az: 163.75°   Direction: South-South-East

NGC 6551 is a Other Classification in the Sagittarius constellation. NGC 6551 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 6551 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 6551 - Other Classification in Sagittarius star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6551 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 10m 37s
-29° 33’ 06”
22h 45m 34s
16h 56m 11s

J2000

18h 08m 59s
-29° 33’ 28”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6551 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 6551 - Other Classification in Sagittarius.

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Finder chart for NGC 6551 - Other Classification in Sagittarius.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 6551 - Other Classification in Sagittarius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 119.6°
Max altitude: 9.0°
Azimuth: 240.4°