IC : IC4651

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-03-29
Astronomical night: 21:02 - 05:27 (GMT -5)
IC4651 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
Rise03:19163° (South)
SetDawn184° (South)
Maximum elevation

05:00

180° (South)

Elevation

IC4651 Celestial motion
Information about IC4651

General information

Open Cluster IC4651 has the magnitude of 7 and is placed in Ara constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 10 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-03-29, cluster IC4651 will rise at south at 03:19 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (05:27) the object will be placed at south. Maximum elevation, above horizon, will be reached at 05:00, when cluster will be placed at south.
 

IC4651 on the sky map

IC4651 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Ara

Magnitude

7

Apparent size10'
Right ascension17h 24m 49s
Declination-49° 56′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

International Catalogue (IC)

IC4651

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
NGC6397Globular Cluster5.3