NGC : Coalsack Cluster (NGC4609)

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-18
Astronomical night: 22:36 - 04:21 (GMT -5)
Coalsack Cluster (NGC4609) Celestial motion
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Coalsack Cluster (NGC4609) Celestial motion
Information about Coalsack Cluster (NGC4609)

General information

NGC4609 is the open cluster at magnitude 7 that is placed in Crux constellation and has apparent size of 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, 2024-05-18, cluster NGC4609 is not reachable.
 

Coalsack Cluster (NGC4609) on the sky map

Coalsack Cluster (NGC4609) on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Coalsack Cluster

Constellation

Crux

Magnitude

7

Apparent size13'x13'
Right ascension12h 42m 18s
Declination-62° 59′ 42″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC4609

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
NGC4755Open Cluster4.2