NGC : NGC659

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-09
Astronomical night: 22:23 - 04:34 (GMT -5)
NGC659 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk10°355° (North)
SetDawn30°35° (Northeast)
Maximum elevation

04:33

31°

35° (Northeast)

Elevation

NGC659 Celestial motion
Information about NGC659

General information

Open Cluster NGC659 has the magnitude of 8 and is placed in Cassiopeia constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 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, 2024-05-09, cluster NGC659 will be visible all night. At 22:23 the object will be placed at north, 10° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:34 when fade from view as dawn breaks northeast. Maximum elevation, 31° above horizon, will be reached at 04:33, when cluster will be placed at northeast.
 

NGC659 on the sky map

NGC659 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Cassiopeia

Magnitude

8

Apparent size5'
Right ascension1h 44m 24s
Declination60° 40′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC659

International Catalogue (IC)

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Object typeMagnitude
H III 23Double Star5.07
H V 81Double Star6.34
NGC457Open Cluster6.4
M103 / NGC581Open Cluster7.4
NGC654Open Cluster6.5
NGC663Open Cluster7.1