NGC : NGC6250

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-18
Astronomical night: 21:52 - 05:10 (GMT -5)
NGC6250 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
Rise01:150°155° (Southeast)
SetDawn3°196° (South)
Maximum elevation

03:37

6°

0° (North)

Elevation

NGC6250 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6250

General information

NGC6250 is the open cluster at magnitude 6 that is placed in Ara constellation and has apparent size of 10 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, 2024-04-18, cluster NGC6250 will rise at southeast at 01:15 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (05:10) the object will be placed at south. Maximum elevation, 6° above horizon, will be reached at 03:37, when cluster will be placed at north.
 

NGC6250 on the sky map

NGC6250 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Ara

Magnitude

6

Apparent size10'
Right ascension16h 57m 58s
Declination-45° 56′ 36″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6250

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
NGC6193Open Cluster5.2
NGC6227Open Cluster5
NGC6231Open Cluster2.6