NGC 6556 - Association of Stars in Sagittarius
NGC 6556 is a Association of Stars in the Sagittarius constellation. NGC 6556 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 6556 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 6556 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 and Set Times
Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's NGC 6556 - Association of Stars in Sagittarius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):