NGC : NGC6451

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-08
Astronomical night: 22:21 - 04:36 (GMT -5)
NGC6451 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
Rise23:070°131° (Southeast)
SetDawn17°199° (South)
Maximum elevation

03:11

20°

180° (South)

Elevation

NGC6451 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6451

General information

NGC6451 is the open cluster at magnitude 8 that is placed in Scorpius constellation and has apparent size of 8 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 NGC6451 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 03:11, when cluster will be placed at south.
 

NGC6451 on the sky map

NGC6451 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Scorpius

Magnitude

8

Apparent size8'
Right ascension17h 50m 41s
Declination-30° 12′ 36″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6451

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
M62 / NGC6266Globular Cluster6.4
M19 / NGC6273Globular Cluster6.8
NGC6316Globular Cluster8.1
NGC6374Open Cluster5.5
M6 / NGC6405Open Cluster4.2
NGC6416Open Cluster5.7
NGC6425Open Cluster7.2
M7 / NGC6475Open Cluster3.3