NGC : NGC6568

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-11
Astronomical night: 22:26 - 04:31 (GMT -5)
NGC6568 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
Rise22:350°117° (Southeast)
SetDawn27°198° (South)
Maximum elevation

03:21

30°

180° (South)

Elevation

NGC6568 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6568

General information

Open Cluster NGC6568 has the magnitude of 9 and is placed in Sagittarius constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 13 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-11, cluster NGC6568 will rise at southeast at 22:35 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (04:31) the object will be placed at south. Maximum elevation, 30° above horizon, will be reached at 03:21, when cluster will be placed at south.
 

NGC6568 on the sky map

NGC6568 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Sagittarius

Magnitude

9

Apparent size13'
Right ascension18h 12m 42s
Declination-21° 36′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6568

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
M20 / NGC6514Cluster with Nebulosity6.3
M8 / NGC6523Cluster with Nebulosity5
M21 / NGC6531Open Cluster5.9
NGC6530Open Cluster4.6
NGC6544Globular Cluster7.5
NGC6546Open Cluster8
NGC6553Globular Cluster8.3
NGC6595 / IC4700Open Cluster7
M24 / IC4715Open Cluster3.1
M18 / NGC6613Open Cluster6.9
M28 / NGC6626Globular Cluster6.9
M25 / IC4725Open Cluster4.6
M22 / NGC6656Globular Cluster5.2
NGC6716Open Cluster7.5
NGC6717Globular Cluster8.4
NGC6647Open Cluster8