NGC : NGC6383

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-27
Astronomical night: 22:05 - 04:54 (GMT -5)
NGC6383 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
Rise23:430°133° (Southeast)
SetDawn16°197° (South)
Maximum elevation

03:38

19°

180° (South)

Elevation

NGC6383 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6383

General information

NGC6383 is the open cluster at magnitude 9 that is placed in Scorpius constellation and has apparent size of 20 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-27, cluster NGC6383 will rise at southeast at 23:43 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (04:54) the object will be placed at south. Maximum elevation, 19° above horizon, will be reached at 03:38, when cluster will be placed at south.
 

NGC6383 on the sky map

NGC6383 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Scorpius

Magnitude

9

Apparent size20'x20'
Right ascension17h 34m 48s
Declination-32° 34′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6383

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
M62 / NGC6266Globular Cluster6.4
NGC6304Globular Cluster8.4
NGC6316Globular Cluster8.1
NGC6374Open Cluster5.5
NGC6396Open Cluster8.5
NGC6400Open Cluster8.8
M6 / NGC6405Open Cluster4.2
NGC6416Open Cluster5.7
NGC6425Open Cluster7.2
NGC6451Open Cluster8.2
M7 / NGC6475Open Cluster3.3