NGC : NGC2169

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-20
Astronomical night: 21:55 - 05:06 (GMT -5)
NGC2169 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk17°274° (West)
Set23:290°288° (West)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

18°

274° (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, 2024-04-20, cluster NGC2169 will become observable at west as the dusk sky fades, 17° above your horizon, at 21:55. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 23:29 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