General information
NGC6523 is the star cluster with nebulousity at magnitude 5 that is placed in Sagittarius constellation and has apparent size of 45 angular minutes.
Having high brightness and large apparent size, star cluster is available for observations through a pair of binoculars or small telescope.
Information for observations
Tonight, 2023-06-08, star cluster NGC6523 will be visible all night. At 22:32 the object will be placed at southeast, 18° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 03:47 when fade from view as dawn breaks southwest. Maximum elevation, 27° above horizon, will be reached at 01:00, when star cluster will be placed at south.
Messier M8 on the sky map
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Object type | Cluster with Nebulosity |
Alternative names | |
Constellation | Sagittarius |
Magnitude | 5 |
Apparent size | 45'x30' |
Right ascension | 18h 3m 12s |
Declination | -24° 23′ 0″ |
Catalogues
Messier | M8 |
New General Catalogue (NGC) | NGC6523 |
International Catalogue (IC) |
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Nearest objects with greater magnitude |
| Object type | Magnitude |
NGC6530 | Open Cluster | 4.6 |