NGC : NGC6441

Celestial motion

Date: 2024-05-07

Astronomical night: 22:20 - 04:37 (GMT -5)

	Time	Elevation	Azimuth
Rise	23:52	0°	142° (Southeast)
Set	Dawn	10°	197° (South)
Maximum elevation	03:14	13°	180° (South)

Elevation

Information about NGC6441

General information

Globular Cluster NGC6441 has the magnitude of 7 and is placed in Scorpius constellation. The 's apparent sizes are 8 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-07, NGC6441 will rise at southeast at 23:52 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (04:37) the object will be placed at south. Maximum elevation, 13° above horizon, will be reached at 03:14, when will be placed at south.

NGC6441 on the sky map


Object type	Globular Cluster
Alternative names
Constellation	Scorpius
Magnitude	7
Apparent size	8'
Right ascension	17^h 50^m 13.06^s
Declination	-37° 3′ 5.2″

Catalogues

Messier
New General Catalogue (NGC)	NGC6441
International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
	Object type	Magnitude
NGC6281	Open Cluster	5.4
M7 / NGC6475	Open Cluster	3.3