NGC : NGC6664

Celestial motion

Date: 2024-05-08

Astronomical night: 22:21 - 04:36 (GMT -5)

	Time	Elevation	Azimuth
Rise	Dusk	0°	98° (East)
Set	Dawn	43°	193° (South)
Maximum elevation	03:57	44°	180° (South)

Elevation

Information about NGC6664

General information

NGC6664 is the open cluster at magnitude 8 that is placed in Scutum constellation and has apparent size of 12 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-08, cluster NGC6664 will be visible all night. At 22:21 the object will be placed at east, 0° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:36 when fade from view as dawn breaks south. Maximum elevation, 44° above horizon, will be reached at 03:57, when cluster will be placed at south.

NGC6664 on the sky map


Object type	Open Cluster
Alternative names
Constellation	Scutum
Magnitude	8
Apparent size	12'x12'
Right ascension	18^h 36^m 37^s
Declination	-7° 48′ 48″

Catalogues

Messier
New General Catalogue (NGC)	NGC6664
International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
	Object type	Magnitude
M11 / NGC6705	Open Cluster	5.8