NGC : NGC6791

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-03-29
Astronomical night: 21:02 - 05:27 (GMT -5)
NGC6791 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
Rise22:2238° (Northeast)
SetDawn72°87° (East)
Maximum elevation

05:26

72°

87° (East)

Elevation

NGC6791 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6791

General information

Open Cluster NGC6791 has the magnitude of 10 and is placed in Lyra constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 16 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-03-29, cluster NGC6791 will rise at northeast at 22:22 and will be observable until fading from view as dawn breaks. This time (05:27) the object will be placed at east. Maximum elevation, 72° above horizon, will be reached at 05:26, when cluster will be placed at east.
 

NGC6791 on the sky map

NGC6791 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Lyra

Magnitude

10

Apparent size16'
Right ascension19h 20m 53s
Declination37° 46′ 18″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6791

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H I 59Double Star8.75
H V 103Double Star8.06
H V 42Double Star8.01
H IV 2*Double Star4.38
H VI 56Double Star4.48
H II 69Double Star8.21
H N 109Double Star8.47
H N 13Double Star6.37
H V 137Double Star6.22
H IV 11Double Star5.06
NGC6819Open Cluster7.3