NGC : NGC6124

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-03-29
Astronomical night: 21:02 - 05:27 (GMT -5)
NGC6124 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
Rise00:49145° (Southeast)
SetDawn197° (South)
Maximum elevation

04:01

12°

180° (South)

Elevation

NGC6124 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6124

General information

NGC6124 is the open cluster at magnitude 6 that is placed in Scorpius constellation and has apparent size of 29 angular minutes.
Having high brightness and large apparent size, cluster is available for observations through a pair of binoculars or small telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-03-29, cluster NGC6124 will rise at southeast at 00:49 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (05:27) the object will be placed at south. Maximum elevation, 12° above horizon, will be reached at 04:01, when cluster will be placed at south.
 

NGC6124 on the sky map

NGC6124 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Scorpius

Magnitude

6

Apparent size29'
Right ascension16h 25m 20s
Declination-40° 39′ 12″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6124

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
NGC6227Open Cluster5
NGC6231Open Cluster2.6