NGC : NGC6996

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-19
Astronomical night: 22:38 - 04:20 (GMT -5)
NGC6996 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk19°46° (Northeast)
SetDawn75°62° (Northeast)
Maximum elevation

04:19

75°

62° (Northeast)

Elevation

NGC6996 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6996

General information

Open Cluster NGC6996 has the magnitude of 10 and is placed in Cygnus constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 7 angular minutes.
cluster is available for observations through a 8-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-19, cluster NGC6996 will be visible all night. At 22:38 the object will be placed at northeast, 19° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:20 when fade from view as dawn breaks northeast. Maximum elevation, 75° above horizon, will be reached at 04:19, when cluster will be placed at northeast.
 

NGC6996 on the sky map

NGC6996 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Cygnus

Magnitude

10

Apparent size7'
Right ascension20h 56m 25s
Declination45° 28′ 12″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6996

International Catalogue (IC)

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Object typeMagnitude
H VI 10Double Star3.93
H VI 33Double Star4.16
H IV 23Double Star6.64
H IV 24Double Star6.58
H N 73Double Star1.25
H IV 22Double Star4.59
NGC6866Open Cluster7.6
IC5070Bright Nebula8
NGC7000Bright Nebula4