Messier : Messier M73

Celestial motion

Date: 2024-05-03

Astronomical night: 22:14 - 04:44 (GMT -5)

	Time	Elevation	Azimuth
Rise	01:19	0°	105° (East)
Set	Dawn	32°	146° (Southeast)
Maximum elevation	04:43	32°	146° (Southeast)

Elevation

Information about Messier M73

General information

NGC6994 is the open cluster at magnitude 10 that is placed in Aquarius constellation and has apparent size of 3 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-03, cluster NGC6994 will rise at east at 01:19 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (04:44) the object will be placed at southeast. Maximum elevation, 32° above horizon, will be reached at 04:43, when cluster will be placed at southeast.

Messier M73 on the sky map


Object type	Open Cluster
Alternative names
Constellation	Aquarius
Magnitude	10
Apparent size	3'
Right ascension	20^h 59^m 0^s
Declination	-12° 38′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier	M73
New General Catalogue (NGC)	NGC6994
International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
	Object type	Magnitude
M72 / NGC6981	Globular Cluster	9.2