IC : IC4756

Celestial motion
Date: 2023-09-25
Astronomical night: 20:34 - 05:33 (GMT -5)
IC4756 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk45°229° (Southwest)
Set00:440°277° (West)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

46°

229° (Southwest)

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

2023-09-25 cluster IC4756 will become observable at southwest as the dusk sky fades, 45° above your horizon, at 20:34. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 00:44 the object will sink below the horizon at west.
 

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