NGC 6709 is an open cluster in Aquila
NGC 6709 (MWSC 3009) is an open cluster in the constellation Aquila . It shines at magnitude 6.7 and spans 8.7′. It is an easy target in binoculars, 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 6709 from Okab
Okab
NGC 6709
AQUILA
NGC 6709 lies 4.9° southwest of Okab , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 6709 is highest in the evening in August
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -60° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -28° 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: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 79° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -70° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -58° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 86° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -79° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -63° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 79° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -87° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 69° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 57° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -80° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -26° 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 northern hemisphere and south to about 80°S, and never sets north of 80°N.
The distance to NGC 6709 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 6709
3 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6709 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Aquila Designations NGC 6709, MWSC 3009 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 18h 51.3m Declination (J2000) +10° 19′ Magnitude 6.7 (B 7.1) Apparent size 8.7′ Radial velocity -8 km/s Best with Binoculars Best month August Catalog page NGC 6501 to 7000
