From Perth , NGC6178 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:23 (AWST), 40° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:31, 76° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:32, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Position
Right ascension: 16h35m [2]
Declination: −45°38' [2]
Constellation: Scorpius
Magnitude: 7.20 (V) [3]
7.28 (B) [2]
Distance: 1.0 kpc
3.3 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag): 0.08FF
2hrs data captured last night under clear skies before the clouds rolled in
