NGC : NGC6400

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-07
Astronomical night: 22:20 - 04:37 (GMT -5)
NGC6400 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
Rise23:300°139° (Southeast)
SetDawn12°199° (South)
Maximum elevation

03:04

15°

180° (South)

Elevation

NGC6400 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6400

General information

Open Cluster NGC6400 has the magnitude of 9 and is placed in Scorpius constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 12 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-07, cluster NGC6400 will rise at southeast at 23:30 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (04:37) the object will be placed at south. Maximum elevation, 15° above horizon, will be reached at 03:04, when cluster will be placed at south.
 

NGC6400 on the sky map

NGC6400 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Scorpius

Magnitude

9

Apparent size12'
Right ascension17h 40m 12s
Declination-36° 56′ 42″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6400

International Catalogue (IC)

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Object typeMagnitude
NGC6281Open Cluster5.4
NGC6374Open Cluster5.5
NGC6396Open Cluster8.5
M6 / NGC6405Open Cluster4.2
NGC6416Open Cluster5.7
NGC6441Globular Cluster7.4
M7 / NGC6475Open Cluster3.3