NGC : NGC6633

Celestial motion

Date: 2024-04-19

Astronomical night: 21:53 - 05:08 (GMT -5)

	Time	Elevation	Azimuth
Rise	22:42	0°	82° (East)
Set	Dawn	56°	182° (South)
Maximum elevation	05:02	57°	180° (South)

Elevation

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

2024-04-19 cluster NGC6633 will rise at east at 22:42 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (05:08) the object will be placed at south. Maximum elevation, 57° above horizon, will be reached at 05:02, when cluster will be placed at south.

NGC6633 on the sky map


Object type	Open Cluster
Alternative names
Constellation	Ophiuchus
Magnitude	5
Apparent size	27'
Right ascension	18^h 27^m 31.2^s
Declination	6° 34′ 12″

Catalogues

Messier
New General Catalogue (NGC)	NGC6633
International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
	Object type	Magnitude
H VI 2	Double Star	3.96
H II 4*	Double Star	4.22
H VI 14	Double Star	3.34
H IV 6	Double Star	4.59