NGC : NGC6755

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-09
Astronomical night: 22:23 - 04:34 (GMT -5)
NGC6755 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk2°86° (East)
SetDawn54°184° (South)
Maximum elevation

04:24

54°

180° (South)

Elevation

NGC6755 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6755

General information

NGC6755 is the open cluster at magnitude 8 that is placed in Aquila constellation and has apparent size of 15 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 NGC6755 will be visible all night. At 22:23 the object will be placed at east, 2° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:34 when fade from view as dawn breaks south. Maximum elevation, 54° above horizon, will be reached at 04:24, when cluster will be placed at south.
 

NGC6755 on the sky map

NGC6755 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Aquila

Magnitude

8

Apparent size15'
Right ascension19h 7m 49s
Declination4° 16′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6755

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H V 33Double Star5.52
H III 108Double Star6.97
H III 109Double Star7.2
H IV 127Double Star6.83
H I 14Double Star5.28
H V 31Double Star6.09
H VI 46Double Star0.95
H IV 14Double Star5.65