NGC : NGC6997

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-19
Astronomical night: 22:38 - 04:20 (GMT -5)
NGC6997 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk18°47° (Northeast)
SetDawn75°65° (Northeast)
Maximum elevation

04:19

76°

65° (Northeast)

Elevation

NGC6997 Celestial motion
Information about NGC6997

General information

NGC6997 is the open cluster at magnitude 10 that is placed in Cygnus constellation and has apparent size of 7 angular minutes.
cluster is available for observations through a 8-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-19, cluster NGC6997 will be visible all night. At 22:38 the object will be placed at northeast, 18° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:20 when fade from view as dawn breaks northeast. Maximum elevation, 76° above horizon, will be reached at 04:19, when cluster will be placed at northeast.
 

NGC6997 on the sky map

NGC6997 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Cygnus

Magnitude

10

Apparent size7'
Right ascension20h 56m 31.2s
Declination44° 36′ 36″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC6997

International Catalogue (IC)

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Object typeMagnitude
H VI 10Double Star3.93
H VI 33Double Star4.16
H IV 24Double Star6.58
H N 73Double Star1.25
H IV 22Double Star4.59
NGC6866Open Cluster7.6
NGC6910Open Cluster7.4
IC5070Bright Nebula8
NGC7000Bright Nebula4