NGC : NGC1662

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-26
Astronomical night: 22:03 - 04:56 (GMT -5)
NGC1662 Celestial motion
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NGC1662 Celestial motion
Information about NGC1662

General information

Open Cluster NGC1662 has the magnitude of 6 and is placed in Orion constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 20 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-26, cluster NGC1662 is not reachable.
 

NGC1662 on the sky map

NGC1662 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Orion

Magnitude

6

Apparent size20'
Right ascension4h 48m 27s
Declination10° 56′ 12″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC1662

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H N 24Double Star5.03
H VI 98Double Star6.38
H VI 31Double Star4.27
H V 57Double Star6.06