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NGC 6596 - Open Cluster in Sagittarius

Above the horizon.  Rise: 4:37 | Tran: 9:08 | Set: 13:38
Alt: 19.54°   Az: 200.96°   Direction: South-South-West

NGC 6596 is a Open Cluster in the Sagittarius constellation. NGC 6596 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.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6596 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 6596 - Open Cluster in Sagittarius star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6596 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (6.6 arcmin) and minor (6.6 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 19m 01s
-16° 38’ 21”
01h 22m 24s
19h 41m 26s

J2000

18h 17m 34s
-16° 39’ 02”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6596 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 6596 - Open Cluster in Sagittarius.

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Finder chart for NGC 6596 - Open Cluster in Sagittarius.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 6596 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6596 is a visual representation of it.
6.6 arcmin
6.6 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 6596 - Open Cluster in Sagittarius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 106.6°
Max altitude: 21.9°
Azimuth: 253.4°