NGC : NGC654

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-28
Astronomical night: 22:06 - 04:52 (GMT -5)
NGC654 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk13°348° (North)
SetDawn28°32° (Northeast)
Maximum elevation

04:51

29°

32° (Northeast)

Elevation

NGC654 Celestial motion
Information about NGC654

General information

NGC654 is the open cluster at magnitude 7 that is placed in Cassiopeia constellation and has apparent size of 5 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-28, cluster NGC654 will be visible all night. At 22:06 the object will be placed at north, 13° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:52 when fade from view as dawn breaks northeast. Maximum elevation, 29° above horizon, will be reached at 04:51, when cluster will be placed at northeast.
 

NGC654 on the sky map

NGC654 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Cassiopeia

Magnitude

7

Apparent size5'
Right ascension1h 44m 0s
Declination61° 53′ 6″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC654

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H III 23Double Star5.07
H V 81Double Star6.34
NGC457Open Cluster6.4