NGC : NGC6546

Celestial motion

Date: 2024-05-12

Astronomical night: 22:27 - 04:30 (GMT -5)

	Time	Elevation	Azimuth
Rise	22:35	0°	120° (Southeast)
Set	Dawn	24°	200° (South)
Maximum elevation	03:12	27°	180° (South)

Elevation

Information about NGC6546

General information

Open Cluster NGC6546 has the magnitude of 8 and is placed in Sagittarius constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 14 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-12, cluster NGC6546 will rise at southeast at 22:35 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (04:30) the object will be placed at south. Maximum elevation, 27° above horizon, will be reached at 03:12, when cluster will be placed at south.

NGC6546 on the sky map


Object type	Open Cluster
Alternative names
Constellation	Sagittarius
Magnitude	8
Apparent size	14'x14'
Right ascension	18^h 7^m 22^s
Declination	-23° 17′ 48″

Catalogues

Messier
New General Catalogue (NGC)	NGC6546
International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
	Object type	Magnitude
M20 / NGC6514	Cluster with Nebulosity	6.3
NGC6520	Open Cluster	7.6
M8 / NGC6523	Cluster with Nebulosity	5
M21 / NGC6531	Open Cluster	5.9
NGC6530	Open Cluster	4.6
NGC6544	Globular Cluster	7.5
NGC6595 / IC4700	Open Cluster	7
M28 / NGC6626	Globular Cluster	6.9
M25 / IC4725	Open Cluster	4.6
M22 / NGC6656	Globular Cluster	5.2
NGC6716	Open Cluster	7.5