NGC : NGC6425

Celestial motion

Date: 2024-05-08

Astronomical night: 22:21 - 04:36 (GMT -5)

	Time	Elevation	Azimuth
Rise	23:07	0°	132° (Southeast)
Set	Dawn	16°	200° (South)
Maximum elevation	03:07	20°	180° (South)

Elevation

Information about NGC6425

General information

Open Cluster NGC6425 has the magnitude of 7 and is placed in Scorpius constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 10 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-08, cluster NGC6425 will rise at southeast at 23:07 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (04:36) the object will be placed at south. Maximum elevation, 20° above horizon, will be reached at 03:07, when cluster will be placed at south.

NGC6425 on the sky map


Object type	Open Cluster
Alternative names
Constellation	Scorpius
Magnitude	7
Apparent size	10'
Right ascension	17^h 46^m 58.8^s
Declination	-31° 31′ 48″

Catalogues

Messier
New General Catalogue (NGC)	NGC6425
International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
	Object type	Magnitude
M62 / NGC6266	Globular Cluster	6.4
NGC6374	Open Cluster	5.5
M6 / NGC6405	Open Cluster	4.2
NGC6416	Open Cluster	5.7
M7 / NGC6475	Open Cluster	3.3