NGC : NGC6169

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-04
Astronomical night: 22:15 - 04:42 (GMT -5)
NGC6169 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
Rise23:470°155° (Southeast)
Set04:340°205° (Southwest)
Maximum elevation

02:10

6°

180° (South)

Elevation

NGC6169 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6169

General information

Open Cluster NGC6169 has the magnitude of 7 and is placed in Norma constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 12 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

2024-05-04 cluster NGC6169 will rise at southeast at 23:47 and will sink below the horizon at southwest at 04:34. Maximum elevation, 6° above horizon, will be reached at 02:10, when cluster will be placed at south.
 

NGC6169 on the sky map

NGC6169 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Norma

Magnitude

7

Apparent size12'
Right ascension16h 34m 6.7s
Declination-44° 0′ 58″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6169

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
NGC6193Open Cluster5.2
NGC6250Open Cluster5.9
NGC6124Open Cluster5.8
NGC6227Open Cluster5
NGC6231Open Cluster2.6