NGC : NGC6507

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-25
Astronomical night: 22:02 - 04:57 (GMT -5)
NGC6507 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
Rise23:100°112° (East)
SetDawn32°193° (South)
Maximum elevation

04:11

33°

180° (South)

Elevation

NGC6507 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6507

General information

Open Cluster NGC6507 has the magnitude of 10 and is placed in Sagittarius constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 7 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-25, cluster NGC6507 will rise at east at 23:10 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (04:57) the object will be placed at south. Maximum elevation, 33° above horizon, will be reached at 04:11, when cluster will be placed at south.
 

NGC6507 on the sky map

NGC6507 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Sagittarius

Magnitude

10

Apparent size7'
Right ascension17h 59m 48.5s
Declination-17° 25′ 5″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6507

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
M9 / NGC6333Globular Cluster7.9
NGC6342Globular Cluster9.5
NGC6356Globular Cluster8.2
NGC6440Globular Cluster9.3
M23 / NGC6494Open Cluster5.5