NGC : NGC2169

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-26
Astronomical night: 22:03 - 04:56 (GMT -5)
NGC2169 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk11°279° (West)
Set23:050°288° (West)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

12°

279° (West)

Elevation

NGC2169 Celestial motion
Information about NGC2169

General information

NGC2169 is the open cluster at magnitude 6 that is placed in Orion constellation and has apparent size of 5 angular minutes.
Having high brightness and large apparent size, cluster is available for observations through a pair of binoculars or small telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-26, cluster NGC2169 will become observable at west as the dusk sky fades, 11° above your horizon, at 22:03. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 23:05 the object will sink below the horizon at west.
 

NGC2169 on the sky map

NGC2169 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Orion

Magnitude

6

Apparent size5'
Right ascension6h 8m 24s
Declination13° 59′ 24″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC2169

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H III 46Double Star4.66
H III 47Double Star4.75
NGC2264Cluster with Nebulosity3.9