Messier : Messier M67

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-28
Astronomical night: 22:06 - 04:52 (GMT -5)
Messier M67 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk38°251° (West)
Set01:320°286° (West)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

39°

251° (West)

Elevation

Messier M67 Celestial motion
Information about Messier M67

General information

Open Cluster NGC2682 has the magnitude of 7 and is placed in Cancer constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 25 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-28, cluster NGC2682 will become observable at west as the dusk sky fades, 38° above your horizon, at 22:06. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 01:32 the object will sink below the horizon at west.
 

Messier M67 on the sky map

Messier M67 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Cancer

Magnitude

7

Apparent size25'
Right ascension8h 51m 18s
Declination11° 48′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

M67

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC2682

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H V 109Double Star5.22
H VI 82Double Star4.72
H V 120Double Star5.54
H II 77*Double Star6.73