NGC : NGC6268

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-26
Astronomical night: 22:03 - 04:56 (GMT -5)
NGC6268 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
Rise23:560°144° (Southeast)
SetDawn8°201° (South)
Maximum elevation

03:10

12°

180° (South)

Elevation

NGC6268 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6268

General information

NGC6268 is the open cluster at magnitude 10 that is placed in Scorpius constellation and has apparent size of 6 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-26, cluster NGC6268 will rise at southeast at 23:56 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (04:56) the object will be placed at south. Maximum elevation, 12° above horizon, will be reached at 03:10, when cluster will be placed at south.
 

NGC6268 on the sky map

NGC6268 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Scorpius

Magnitude

10

Apparent size6'
Right ascension17h 2m 7.7s
Declination-39° 42′ 54″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6268

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
NGC6281Open Cluster5.4
NGC6322Open Cluster6
NGC6396Open Cluster8.5
NGC6400Open Cluster8.8
NGC6441Globular Cluster7.4