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TimezoneAsia/Shanghai
Sunrise: 5:29 
Transit: 12:21 
Sunset: 19:14
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NGC 6649 - Open Cluster in Scutum

Below the horizon.  Rise: 18:35 | Tran: 0:12 | Set: 5:49
Alt: -54.47°   Az: 68.90°   Direction: East-North-East

NGC 6649 is a Open Cluster in the Scutum constellation. NGC 6649 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. Given its visual magnitude of 8.9, NGC 6649 is visible with the help of a binocular with a 60-70mm aperture or a small telescope.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 6649 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 6649 - Open Cluster in Scutum star
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DSS2 image of NGC 6649 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (5.58 arcmin) and minor (5.58 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

18h 34m 52s
-10° 22’ 54”
14h 13m 47s
08h 48m 40s

J2000

18h 33m 28s
-10° 24’ 10”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 6649 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 6649 - Open Cluster in Scutum.

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Finder chart for NGC 6649 - Open Cluster in Scutum.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 6649 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

10.35
8.9

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 6649 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 6649 is a visual representation of it.
5.58 arcmin
5.58 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Shanggu, China
Latitude: 26° 48’ 08” N
Longitude: 115° 34’ 58” E
Timezone: Asia/Shanghai

Today's NGC 6649 - Open Cluster in Scutum rise, transit and set times from Shanggu, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 100.4°
Max altitude: 52.8°
Azimuth: 259.6°