General information
Open Cluster IC4756 has the magnitude of 5 and is placed in Serpens constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 39 angular minutes.
Having high brightness and large apparent size, cluster is available for observations through a pair of binoculars or small telescope.
Information for observations
Tonight, 2023-06-08, cluster IC4756 will be visible all night. At 22:32 the object will be placed at southeast, 36° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 03:47 when fade from view as dawn breaks southwest. Maximum elevation, 56° above horizon, will be reached at 01:35, when cluster will be placed at south.
IC4756 on the sky map
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Object type | Open Cluster |
Alternative names | |
Constellation | Serpens |
Magnitude | 5 |
Apparent size | 39' |
Right ascension | 18h 38m 31.2s |
Declination | 5° 29′ 24″ |
Catalogues
Messier |
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New General Catalogue (NGC) |
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International Catalogue (IC) | IC4756 |
Nearest objects with greater magnitude |
| Object type | Magnitude |
H VI 2 | Double Star | 3.96 |
H II 4* | Double Star | 4.22 |
H VI 14 | Double Star | 3.34 |
H IV 6 | Double Star | 4.59 |