NGC : NGC6242

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-03-28
Astronomical night: 21:01 - 05:28 (GMT -5)
NGC6242 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
Rise01:17143° (Southeast)
SetDawn11°190° (South)
Maximum elevation

04:35

12°

180° (South)

Elevation

NGC6242 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6242

General information

NGC6242 is the open cluster at magnitude 6 that is placed in Scorpius constellation and has apparent size of 9 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-03-28, cluster NGC6242 will rise at southeast at 01:17 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (05:28) the object will be placed at south. Maximum elevation, 12° above horizon, will be reached at 04:35, when cluster will be placed at south.
 

NGC6242 on the sky map

NGC6242 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Scorpius

Magnitude

6

Apparent size9'
Right ascension16h 55m 36s
Declination-39° 28′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6242

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
NGC6124Open Cluster5.8
NGC6227Open Cluster5
NGC6231Open Cluster2.6