NGC : NGC1496

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-03-28
Astronomical night: 21:01 - 05:28 (GMT -5)
NGC1496 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk36°312° (Northwest)
SetDawn15° (North)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

36°

312° (Northwest)

Elevation

NGC1496 Celestial motion
Information about NGC1496

General information

Open Cluster NGC1496 has the magnitude of 10 and is placed in Perseus constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 4 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-03-28, cluster NGC1496 will be visible all night. At 21:01 the object will be placed at northwest, 36° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 05:28 when fade from view as dawn breaks north.
 

NGC1496 on the sky map

NGC1496 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Perseus

Magnitude

10

Apparent size4'
Right ascension4h 4m 32s
Declination52° 39′ 42″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC1496

International Catalogue (IC)

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Object typeMagnitude
H VI 20Double Star4.24
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H IV 73Double Star7.59
H N 77Double Star8.72
NGC1513Open Cluster8.4
NGC1528Open Cluster6.4
NGC1545Open Cluster6.2