NGC : NGC6401

Celestial motion

Date: 2024-05-05

Astronomical night: 22:17 - 04:40 (GMT -5)

	Time	Elevation	Azimuth
Rise	22:31	0°	119° (Southeast)
Set	Dawn	24°	203° (Southwest)
Maximum elevation	03:11	28°	180° (South)

Elevation

Information about NGC6401

General information

Globular Cluster NGC6401 has the magnitude of 7 and is placed in Ophiuchus constellation. The 's apparent sizes are 60 angular seconds.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

2024-05-05 NGC6401 will rise at southeast at 22:31 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (04:40) the object will be placed at southwest. Maximum elevation, 28° above horizon, will be reached at 03:11, when will be placed at south.

NGC6401 on the sky map


Object type	Globular Cluster
Alternative names
Constellation	Ophiuchus
Magnitude	7
Apparent size	1'
Right ascension	17^h 38^m 36.93^s
Declination	-23° 54′ 31.5″

Catalogues

Messier
New General Catalogue (NGC)	NGC6401
International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
	Object type	Magnitude
M19 / NGC6273	Globular Cluster	6.8