NGC : chi Per Cluster (NGC884)

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-20
Astronomical night: 21:55 - 05:06 (GMT -5)
chi Per Cluster (NGC884) Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk14°337° (Northwest)
SetDawn20°31° (Northeast)
Maximum elevation

05:05

20°

31° (Northeast)

Elevation

chi Per Cluster (NGC884) Celestial motion
Information about chi Per Cluster (NGC884)

General information

NGC884 is the open cluster at magnitude 6 that is placed in Perseus constellation and has apparent size of 30 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-20, cluster NGC884 will be visible all night. At 21:55 the object will be placed at northwest, 14° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 05:06 when fade from view as dawn breaks northeast. Maximum elevation, 20° above horizon, will be reached at 05:05, when cluster will be placed at northeast.
 

chi Per Cluster (NGC884) on the sky map

chi Per Cluster (NGC884) on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

chi Per Cluster, chi Persei Cluster, khi Per Cluster

Constellation

Perseus

Magnitude

6

Apparent size30'
Right ascension2h 22m 23s
Declination57° 7′ 30″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC884

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H IV 4Double Star3.76
H VI 21Double Star3.76
NGC869Open Cluster5.3