NGC : NGC559

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-02
Astronomical night: 22:12 - 04:45 (GMT -5)
NGC559 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk14°353° (North)
SetDawn32°32° (Northeast)
Maximum elevation

04:44

32°

32° (Northeast)

Elevation

NGC559 Celestial motion
Information about NGC559

General information

NGC559 is the open cluster at magnitude 10 that is placed in Cassiopeia constellation and has apparent size of 4 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-02, cluster NGC559 will be visible all night. At 22:12 the object will be placed at north, 14° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:45 when fade from view as dawn breaks northeast. Maximum elevation, 32° above horizon, will be reached at 04:44, when cluster will be placed at northeast.
 

NGC559 on the sky map

NGC559 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Cassiopeia

Magnitude

10

Apparent size4'
Right ascension1h 29m 31.2s
Declination63° 18′ 7″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC559

International Catalogue (IC)

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Object typeMagnitude
H V 81Double Star6.34
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NGC637Open Cluster8.2
NGC654Open Cluster6.5
NGC659Open Cluster7.9
NGC663Open Cluster7.1