General information
NGC6405 is the open cluster at magnitude 4 that is placed in Scorpius constellation and has apparent size of 20 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 NGC6405 will be visible all night. At 22:32 the object will be placed at southeast, 13° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 03:47 when fade from view as dawn breaks southwest. Maximum elevation, 19° above horizon, will be reached at 00:37, when cluster will be placed at south.
Butterfly Cluster (Messier M6) on the sky map
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Object type | Open Cluster |
Alternative names | Butterfly Cluster |
Constellation | Scorpius |
Magnitude | 4 |
Apparent size | 20'x20' |
Right ascension | 17h 40m 20s |
Declination | -32° 15′ 12″ |
Catalogues
Messier | M6 |
New General Catalogue (NGC) | NGC6405 |
International Catalogue (IC) |
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Nearest objects with greater magnitude |
| Object type | Magnitude |
M7 / NGC6475 | Open Cluster | 3.3 |