Nebulae Visible Tonight
Sky Map
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Celectial bearing and elevation at 02:04
This interactive skymap shows the positions of the brightest celestial objects tonight from your location. You can explore the sky by moving the map horizontally to see how stars, planets, and other key objects shift as the night progresses. It’s designed to help you quickly get oriented and find the most noticeable sights in the sky.
h Persei Cluster (NGC0869)
Open Cluster
NGC0869 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 3.70 in the constellation Perseus, spanning approximately 14.4 arcseconds in the sky.
chi Persei Cluster (NGC0884)
Open Cluster
NGC0884 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 3.80 in the constellation Perseus, spanning approximately 10.5 arcseconds in the sky.
M39
Open Cluster
An open star cluster containing approximately 30 stars, located approximately 800 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus.
M34
Open Cluster
An open star cluster containing over 400 stars, located approximately 1,400 light-years away in the constellation Perseus.
M71
Globular Cluster
A loose globular cluster containing tens of thousands of stars, located approximately 12,000 light-years away in the constellation Sagitta.
M2
Globular Cluster
A globular cluster containing hundreds of thousands of stars, located approximately 55,000 light-years away.
M15
Globular Cluster
A dense globular cluster containing hundreds of thousands of stars, located in the constellation Pegasus, approximately 33,600 light-years away.
Owl Cluster (NGC0457)
Open Cluster
NGC0457 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 6.40 in the constellation Cassiopeia, spanning approximately 7.8 arcseconds in the sky.
NGC0654
Open Cluster
NGC0654 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 6.50 in the constellation Cassiopeia, spanning approximately 6.3 arcseconds in the sky.
NGC0129
Open Cluster
NGC0129 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 6.50 in the constellation Cassiopeia, spanning approximately 5.4 arcseconds in the sky.
Data Credits
The nebulae information on this page is sourced from the OpenNGC project, developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed data on the NGC catalog, which is a valuable resource for exploring deep-sky objects such as nebulae.
For more details or to contribute to OpenNGC, visit the official GitHub repository: OpenNGC on GitHub.