NGC : NGC6633

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-18
Astronomical night: 21:52 - 05:10 (GMT -5)
NGC6633 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
Rise22:460°82° (East)
SetDawn56°181° (South)
Maximum elevation

05:06

57°

180° (South)

Elevation

NGC6633 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6633

General information

Open Cluster NGC6633 has the magnitude of 5 and is placed in Ophiuchus constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 27 angular minutes.
Having high brightness and large apparent size, cluster is available for observations through a pair of binoculars or small telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-18, cluster NGC6633 will rise at east at 22:46 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (05:10) the object will be placed at south. Maximum elevation, 57° above horizon, will be reached at 05:06, when cluster will be placed at south.
 

NGC6633 on the sky map

NGC6633 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Ophiuchus

Magnitude

5

Apparent size27'
Right ascension18h 27m 31.2s
Declination6° 34′ 12″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6633

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H VI 2Double Star3.96
H II 4*Double Star4.22
H VI 14Double Star3.34
H IV 6Double Star4.59