NGC : NGC6227

Celestial motion
Date: 2023-09-25
Astronomical night: 20:34 - 05:33 (GMT -5)
NGC6227 Celestial motion
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NGC6227 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6227

General information

NGC6227 is the open cluster at magnitude 5 that is placed in Scorpius constellation and has apparent size of 18 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

2023-09-25 cluster NGC6227 is not reachable.
 

NGC6227 on the sky map

NGC6227 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Scorpius

Magnitude

5

Apparent size18'
Right ascension16h 52m 0s
Declination-41° 13′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6227

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
NGC6231Open Cluster2.6