IC : IC4634

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-11
Astronomical night: 22:26 - 04:31 (GMT -5)
IC4634 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk10°128° (Southeast)
SetDawn21°215° (Southwest)
Maximum elevation

02:10

30°

180° (South)

Elevation

IC4634 Celestial motion
Information about IC4634

General information

Planetary Nebula IC4634 has the magnitude of 12 and is placed in Ophiuchus constellation. The nebula's apparent sizes are 8 angular seconds.
nebula is available for observations through a 8-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-11, nebula IC4634 will be visible all night. At 22:26 the object will be placed at southeast, 10° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:31 when fade from view as dawn breaks southwest. Maximum elevation, 30° above horizon, will be reached at 02:10, when nebula will be placed at south.
 

IC4634 on the sky map

IC4634 on the sky map
Object type

Planetary Nebula

Alternative names

Constellation

Ophiuchus

Magnitude

12

Apparent size8"x8"
Right ascension17h 1m 33.57s
Declination-21° 49′ 33.3″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

International Catalogue (IC)

IC4634

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
NGC6284Globular Cluster9
NGC6287Globular Cluster9.2
NGC6325Globular Cluster10.2
M9 / NGC6333Globular Cluster7.9
NGC6342Globular Cluster9.5
NGC6356Globular Cluster8.2
NGC6369Planetary Nebula11
NGC6401Globular Cluster7.4
NGC6440Globular Cluster9.3
NGC6469Open Cluster8.2
M23 / NGC6494Open Cluster5.5
NGC6507Open Cluster9.6