NGC : NGC7261

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-18
Astronomical night: 22:36 - 04:21 (GMT -5)
NGC7261 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk17°26° (Northeast)
SetDawn58°41° (Northeast)
Maximum elevation

04:20

59°

41° (Northeast)

Elevation

NGC7261 Celestial motion
Information about NGC7261

General information

Open Cluster NGC7261 has the magnitude of 8 and is placed in Cepheus constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 6 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-18, cluster NGC7261 will be visible all night. At 22:36 the object will be placed at northeast, 17° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:21 when fade from view as dawn breaks northeast. Maximum elevation, 59° above horizon, will be reached at 04:20, when cluster will be placed at northeast.
 

NGC7261 on the sky map

NGC7261 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Cepheus

Magnitude

8

Apparent size6'
Right ascension22h 20m 7s
Declination58° 7′ 41″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC7261

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H IV 126Double Star7.14
H I 49Double Star7.43
H V 4Double Star4.21
NGC7235Open Cluster7.7
NGC7380Open Cluster7.2