NGC 6596 is an open cluster in Sagittarius
NGC 6596 (MWSC 2874) is an open cluster in the constellation Sagittarius . Spans 6.6′. 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 6596 from Kaus Borealis
Kaus Borealis
NGC 6596
SAGITTARIUS
NGC 6596 lies 9.1° north of Kaus Borealis , the magnitude 2.8 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 6596 is highest in the evening in August
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -56° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -66° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -76° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -84° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -65° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -81° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -57° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -72° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 73° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 82° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 85° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 57° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 76° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 56° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 66° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -13° 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 6596 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 6596
31 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
M18 Messier 18, open cluster, 44′ M17 Omega Nebula, nebula, 55′ NGC 6605, open cluster, 1.7° NGC 6603, open cluster, 1.8° M24 Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, star association, 1.9° NGC 6567, planetary nebula, 2.6° M16 Eagle Nebula, nebula, 2.8° M16 Eagle Nebula, nebula, 2.9°
NGC 6596 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Sagittarius Designations NGC 6596, MWSC 2874 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 18h 17.6m Declination (J2000) -16° 39′ Apparent size 6.6′ Radial velocity 129 km/s Best with Telescope Best month August Catalog page NGC 6501 to 7000
