NGC : h Per Cluster (NGC869)

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-20
Astronomical night: 21:55 - 05:06 (GMT -5)
h Per Cluster (NGC869) Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk13°337° (Northwest)
SetDawn20°31° (Northeast)
Maximum elevation

05:05

21°

31° (Northeast)

Elevation

h Per Cluster (NGC869) Celestial motion
Information about h Per Cluster (NGC869)

General information

Open Cluster NGC869 has the magnitude of 5 and is placed in Perseus constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 30 angular minutes.
Having high brightness and large apparent size, cluster is available for observations through a pair of binoculars or small telescope.

Information for observations

2024-04-20 cluster NGC869 will be visible all night. At 21:55 the object will be placed at northwest, 13° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 05:06 when fade from view as dawn breaks northeast. Maximum elevation, 21° above horizon, will be reached at 05:05, when cluster will be placed at northeast.
 

h Per Cluster (NGC869) on the sky map

h Per Cluster (NGC869) on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

h Per Cluster, h Persei Cluster

Constellation

Perseus

Magnitude

5

Apparent size30'
Right ascension2h 19m 0s
Declination57° 7′ 42″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC869

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H IV 4Double Star3.76
H VI 21Double Star3.76