IC : IC4996

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-25
Astronomical night: 22:02 - 04:57 (GMT -5)
IC4996 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk1°39° (Northeast)
SetDawn72°90° (East)
Maximum elevation

04:56

72°

90° (East)

Elevation

IC4996 Celestial motion
Information about IC4996

General information

IC4996 is the open cluster at magnitude 7 that is placed in Cygnus constellation and has apparent size of 6 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-25, cluster IC4996 will be visible all night. At 22:02 the object will be placed at northeast, 1° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:57 when fade from view as dawn breaks east. Maximum elevation, 72° above horizon, will be reached at 04:56, when cluster will be placed at east.
 

IC4996 on the sky map

IC4996 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Cygnus

Magnitude

7

Apparent size6'
Right ascension20h 16m 30s
Declination37° 38′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

International Catalogue (IC)

IC4996

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H I 96Double Star7.09
H III 113aDouble Star6.78
H N 87Double Star6.83
H VI 32Double Star4.76
NGC6871Open Cluster5.2
M29 / NGC6913Open Cluster6.6