NGC : NGC436

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-09
Astronomical night: 22:23 - 04:34 (GMT -5)
NGC436 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk8°359° (North)
SetDawn33°38° (Northeast)
Maximum elevation

04:33

33°

38° (Northeast)

Elevation

NGC436 Celestial motion
Information about NGC436

General information

NGC436 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, 2024-05-09, cluster NGC436 will be visible all night. At 22:23 the object will be placed at north, 8° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:34 when fade from view as dawn breaks northeast. Maximum elevation, 33° above horizon, will be reached at 04:33, when cluster will be placed at northeast.
 

NGC436 on the sky map

NGC436 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Cassiopeia

Magnitude

9

Apparent size6'
Right ascension1h 15m 58s
Declination58° 48′ 42″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC436

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H III 23Double Star5.07
NGC457Open Cluster6.4
M103 / NGC581Open Cluster7.4
NGC654Open Cluster6.5
NGC659Open Cluster7.9
NGC663Open Cluster7.1
NGC744Open Cluster7.9