Messier : Messier M8

Celestial motion
Date: 2023-06-08
Astronomical night: 22:32 - 03:47 (GMT -5)
Messier M8 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk18°144° (Southeast)
SetDawn16°219° (Southwest)
Maximum elevation

01:00

27°

180° (South)

Elevation

Messier M8 Celestial motion
Information about Messier M8

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

Messier M8 on the sky map
Object type

Cluster with Nebulosity

Alternative names

Constellation

Sagittarius

Magnitude

5

Apparent size45'x30'
Right ascension18h 3m 12s
Declination-24° 23′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

M8

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6523

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
NGC6530Open Cluster4.6