IC : IC4756

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-03-28
Astronomical night: 21:01 - 05:28 (GMT -5)
IC4756 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
Rise00:0183° (East)
SetDawn54°158° (South)
Maximum elevation

05:27

55°

158° (South)

Elevation

IC4756 Celestial motion
Information about IC4756

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, 2024-03-28, cluster IC4756 will rise at east at 00:01 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (05:28) the object will be placed at south. Maximum elevation, 55° above horizon, will be reached at 05:27, when cluster will be placed at south.
 

IC4756 on the sky map

IC4756 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Serpens

Magnitude

5

Apparent size39'
Right ascension18h 38m 31.2s
Declination5° 29′ 24″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

International Catalogue (IC)

IC4756

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H VI 2Double Star3.96
H II 4*Double Star4.22
H VI 14Double Star3.34
H IV 6Double Star4.59