NGC 6709

Scientific overview

NGC 6709 is an open cluster in the constellation Aquila. It shines at apparent magnitude 6.7 and spans about 8.7 arcminutes of sky.

Difficulty

Binoculars

Recommended equipment

10×50 binoculars or any small telescope

Best observed

Summer (evening sky)

Best hemisphere

Both (equatorial)

Guidance follows standard observing practice, derived from the object's real magnitude and position. A dark, moonless sky always helps.

RA / Dec

18.8553h / 10.3188°

Hemisphere

Both

Season

Summer

Object	Type	Mag	Size (′)
NGC 6755NGC 6755	Open cluster	7.5	6
NGC 6760NGC 6760	Globular cluster	9.78	5.4
Phantom Streak NebulaNGC 6741	Planetary nebula	11.5	0.13

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data
Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.

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