NGC : NGC637

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-09
Astronomical night: 22:23 - 04:34 (GMT -5)
NGC637 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk14°356° (North)
SetDawn32°31° (Northeast)
Maximum elevation

04:33

33°

31° (Northeast)

Elevation

NGC637 Celestial motion
Information about NGC637

General information

Open Cluster NGC637 has the magnitude of 8 and is placed in Cassiopeia constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 4 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-09, cluster NGC637 will be visible all night. At 22:23 the object will be placed at north, 14° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:34 when fade from view as dawn breaks northeast. Maximum elevation, 33° above horizon, will be reached at 04:33, when cluster will be placed at northeast.
 

NGC637 on the sky map

NGC637 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Cassiopeia

Magnitude

8

Apparent size4'
Right ascension1h 43m 4s
Declination64° 2′ 24″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC637

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H V 81Double Star6.34
H V 83Double Star4.68
M103 / NGC581Open Cluster7.4
NGC654Open Cluster6.5
NGC659Open Cluster7.9
NGC663Open Cluster7.1