NGC 6507 is an open cluster in Sagittarius
NGC 6507 (MWSC 2770) is an open cluster in the constellation Sagittarius . It shines at magnitude 9.6 and spans 4.8′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in August.
Open cluster: a loose group of a few dozen to a few thousand young stars born together from one cloud of gas. They drift apart over a few hundred million years and lie in the disk of the Milky Way.
Finding NGC 6507 from ξ Ser
ξ Ser
NGC 6507
SAGITTARIUS
NGC 6507 lies 5.7° east of ξ Ser , the magnitude 3.5 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 6507 is highest in the evening in August
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -56° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -46° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -0° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -66° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -50° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -41° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -68° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -74° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -71° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -80° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -69° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -78° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -63° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -70° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 71° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 79° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 69° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 81° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 66° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 75° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 66° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole southern hemisphere and north to about 73°N, and never sets south of 73°S.
The distance to NGC 6507 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 6507
30 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
M23 Messier 23, open cluster, 1.7° NGC 6537 Red Spider Nebula, planetary nebula, 2.7° NGC 6445 Little Gem Nebula, planetary nebula, 3.6° NGC 6567, planetary nebula, 3.7° NGC 6440, globular cluster, 3.9° M24 Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, star association, 4.2° NGC 6603, open cluster, 4.5° NGC 6605, open cluster, 4.7°
NGC 6507 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Sagittarius Designations NGC 6507, MWSC 2770 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 17h 59.8m Declination (J2000) -17° 27′ Magnitude 9.6 Apparent size 4.8′ Best with Telescope Best month August Catalog page NGC 6501 to 7000
