NGC : NGC6416

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-19
Astronomical night: 21:53 - 05:08 (GMT -5)
NGC6416 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
Rise00:250°133° (Southeast)
SetDawn17°191° (South)
Maximum elevation

04:19

18°

180° (South)

Elevation

NGC6416 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6416

General information

NGC6416 is the open cluster at magnitude 6 that is placed in Scorpius constellation and has apparent size of 14 angular minutes.
Having high brightness and large apparent size, cluster is available for observations through a pair of binoculars or small telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-19, cluster NGC6416 will rise at southeast at 00:25 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (05:08) the object will be placed at south. Maximum elevation, 18° above horizon, will be reached at 04:19, when cluster will be placed at south.
 

NGC6416 on the sky map

NGC6416 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Scorpius

Magnitude

6

Apparent size14'
Right ascension17h 44m 19s
Declination-32° 21′ 42″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6416

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
NGC6374Open Cluster5.5
M6 / NGC6405Open Cluster4.2
M7 / NGC6475Open Cluster3.3