IC : IC1442

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-05
Astronomical night: 22:17 - 04:40 (GMT -5)
IC1442 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk9°21° (North)
SetDawn55°50° (Northeast)
Maximum elevation

04:39

56°

50° (Northeast)

Elevation

IC1442 Celestial motion
Information about IC1442

General information

IC1442 is the open cluster at magnitude 9 that is placed in Lacerta constellation and has apparent size of 5 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-05, cluster IC1442 will be visible all night. At 22:17 the object will be placed at north, 9° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:40 when fade from view as dawn breaks northeast. Maximum elevation, 56° above horizon, will be reached at 04:39, when cluster will be placed at northeast.
 

IC1442 on the sky map

IC1442 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Lacerta

Magnitude

9

Apparent size5'
Right ascension22h 16m 30s
Declination54° 3′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

International Catalogue (IC)

IC1442

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H IV 31Double Star8.54
H V 4Double Star4.21
NGC7235Open Cluster7.7
NGC7261Open Cluster8.4
NGC7380Open Cluster7.2
IC1434Open Cluster9