NGC : NGC743

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-02
Astronomical night: 22:12 - 04:45 (GMT -5)
NGC743 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk11°349° (North)
SetDawn27°33° (Northeast)
Maximum elevation

04:44

27°

33° (Northeast)

Elevation

NGC743 Celestial motion
Information about NGC743

General information

Open Cluster NGC743 has the magnitude of 10 and is placed in Cassiopeia constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 5 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-02, cluster NGC743 will be visible all night. At 22:12 the object will be placed at north, 11° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:45 when fade from view as dawn breaks northeast. Maximum elevation, 27° above horizon, will be reached at 04:44, when cluster will be placed at northeast.
 

NGC743 on the sky map

NGC743 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Cassiopeia

Magnitude

10

Apparent size5'
Right ascension1h 58m 37.2s
Declination60° 9′ 25″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC743

International Catalogue (IC)

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Object typeMagnitude
H III 23Double Star5.07
H V 81Double Star6.34
NGC381Open Cluster9.3
NGC433Open Cluster9
NGC436Open Cluster8.8
NGC457Open Cluster6.4
M103 / NGC581Open Cluster7.4
NGC637Open Cluster8.2
NGC654Open Cluster6.5
NGC659Open Cluster7.9
NGC663Open Cluster7.1