NGC : NGC6604

Celestial motion

Date: 2024-04-26

Astronomical night: 22:03 - 04:56 (GMT -5)

	Time	Elevation	Azimuth
Rise	23:07	0°	106° (East)
Set	Dawn	37°	189° (South)
Maximum elevation	04:25	38°	180° (South)

Elevation

Information about NGC6604

General information

NGC6604 is the open cluster at magnitude 7 that is placed in Serpens constellation and has apparent size of 2 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

2024-04-26 cluster NGC6604 will rise at east at 23:07 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (04:56) the object will be placed at south. Maximum elevation, 38° above horizon, will be reached at 04:25, when cluster will be placed at south.

NGC6604 on the sky map


Object type	Open Cluster
Alternative names
Constellation	Serpens
Magnitude	7
Apparent size	2'
Right ascension	18^h 18^m 3^s
Declination	-12° 14′ 30″

Catalogues

Messier
New General Catalogue (NGC)	NGC6604
International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
	Object type	Magnitude
M16 / NGC6611	Cluster with Nebulosity	6
NGC6605	Open Cluster	6
M17 / NGC6618	Cluster with Nebulosity	6