NGC : NGC381

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-27
Astronomical night: 22:05 - 04:54 (GMT -5)
NGC381 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk12°352° (North)
SetDawn32°34° (Northeast)
Maximum elevation

04:53

32°

34° (Northeast)

Elevation

NGC381 Celestial motion
Information about NGC381

General information

NGC381 is the open cluster at magnitude 9 that is placed in Cassiopeia constellation and has apparent size of 6 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-27, cluster NGC381 will be visible all night. At 22:05 the object will be placed at north, 12° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:54 when fade from view as dawn breaks northeast. Maximum elevation, 32° above horizon, will be reached at 04:53, when cluster will be placed at northeast.
 

NGC381 on the sky map

NGC381 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Cassiopeia

Magnitude

9

Apparent size6'
Right ascension1h 8m 19.9s
Declination61° 35′ 2″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC381

International Catalogue (IC)

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Object typeMagnitude
H III 23Double Star5.07
H V 81Double Star6.34
NGC433Open Cluster9
NGC436Open Cluster8.8
NGC457Open Cluster6.4
M103 / NGC581Open Cluster7.4
NGC637Open Cluster8.2
NGC654Open Cluster6.5
NGC659Open Cluster7.9
NGC663Open Cluster7.1