NGC : NGC6469

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-05
Astronomical night: 22:17 - 04:40 (GMT -5)
NGC6469 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
Rise22:440°119° (Southeast)
SetDawn25°199° (South)
Maximum elevation

03:25

28°

180° (South)

Elevation

NGC6469 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6469

General information

NGC6469 is the open cluster at magnitude 8 that is placed in Sagittarius constellation and has apparent size of 12 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-05, cluster NGC6469 will rise at southeast at 22:44 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (04:40) the object will be placed at south. Maximum elevation, 28° above horizon, will be reached at 03:25, when cluster will be placed at south.
 

NGC6469 on the sky map

NGC6469 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Sagittarius

Magnitude

8

Apparent size12'
Right ascension17h 53m 12s
Declination-22° 19′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6469

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
M19 / NGC6273Globular Cluster6.8
M9 / NGC6333Globular Cluster7.9
NGC6401Globular Cluster7.4
M23 / NGC6494Open Cluster5.5