NGC : Owl Cluster (NGC457)

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-03-28
Astronomical night: 21:01 - 05:28 (GMT -5)
Owl Cluster (NGC457) Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk19°331° (Northwest)
SetDawn22°31° (Northeast)
Maximum elevation

05:27

22°

31° (Northeast)

Elevation

Owl Cluster (NGC457) Celestial motion
Information about Owl Cluster (NGC457)

General information

Open Cluster NGC457 has the magnitude of 6 and is placed in Cassiopeia constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 13 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-03-28, cluster NGC457 will be visible all night. At 21:01 the object will be placed at northwest, 19° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 05:28 when fade from view as dawn breaks northeast. Maximum elevation, 22° above horizon, will be reached at 05:27, when cluster will be placed at northeast.
 

Owl Cluster (NGC457) on the sky map

Owl Cluster (NGC457) on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Owl Cluster, ET Cluster

Constellation

Cassiopeia

Magnitude

6

Apparent size13'
Right ascension1h 19m 35s
Declination58° 17′ 12″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC457

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H III 23Double Star5.07