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Santa Clara, US 37.4°/-122°
GMT -9
Waxing02:32 - 04:28
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Deep-sky objects in Ara

Sky Map

The sky above you at 02:32
This interactive sky map shows the positions of the brightest celestial objects from your location. Move it horizontally to follow how their positions change through the night.

Globular Cluster

NGC6397
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -64°
 ☼ 5.2 ✣ 15'
NGC6397 is a globular cluster with apparent magnitude 5.17 in the constellation Ara, spanning approximately 15.3 arcseconds in the sky.

Star cluster + Nebula

NGC6250
↗ 11:17 ↘ 04:28 ↑ -60°
 ☼ 5.9 ✣ 10'
NGC6250 is a star cluster + nebula with apparent magnitude 5.90 in the constellation Ara, spanning approximately 9.6 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

IC4651
↗ 12:36 ↘ 04:28 ↑ -63°
 ☼ 6.9 ✣ 10'
IC4651 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 6.90 in the constellation Ara, spanning approximately 9.6 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC6208
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -57°
 ☼ 7.2 ✣ 8'
NGC6208 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 7.20 in the constellation Ara, spanning approximately 8.4 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC6200
↗ 11:20 ↘ 04:28 ↑ -57°
 ☼ 7.4 ✣ 8'
NGC6200 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 7.40 in the constellation Ara, spanning approximately 8.1 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC6204
↗ 11:17 ↘ 04:28 ↑ -57°
 ☼ 8.2 ✣ 5'
NGC6204 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 8.20 in the constellation Ara, spanning approximately 4.5 arcseconds in the sky.

Globular Cluster

NGC6362
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -55°
 ☼ 8.9 ✣ 8'
NGC6362 is a globular cluster with apparent magnitude 8.86 in the constellation Ara, spanning approximately 8.4 arcseconds in the sky.

Globular Cluster

NGC6352
↗ 12:13 ↘ 04:28 ↑ -64°
 ☼ 8.9 ✣ 7'
NGC6352 is a globular cluster with apparent magnitude 8.87 in the constellation Ara, spanning approximately 7.2 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC6253
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -59°
 ☼ 10.2 ✣ 6'
NGC6253 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 10.20 in the constellation Ara, spanning approximately 6 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy

NGC6300
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -57°
 ☼ 10.3 ✣ 5'
NGC6300 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 10.27 in the constellation Ara, spanning approximately 5.3 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy

NGC6221
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -56°
 ☼ 10.5 ✣ 5'
NGC6221 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 10.54 in the constellation Ara, spanning approximately 4.8 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy

NGC6215
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -56°
 ☼ 11.2 ✣ 3'
NGC6215 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 11.16 in the constellation Ara, spanning approximately 2.6 arcseconds in the sky.

Planetary Nebula

IC1266
↗ 12:06 ↘ 04:28 ↑ -68°
 ☼ 11.2 ✣ 9.6"
IC1266 is a planetary nebula with apparent magnitude 11.20 in the constellation Ara, spanning approximately 0.2 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy

NGC6305
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -59°
 ☼ 12.2 ✣ 2'
NGC6305 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 12.15 in the constellation Ara, spanning approximately 1.7 arcseconds in the sky.

Planetary Nebula

NGC6326
↗ 13:13 ↘ 04:28 ↑ -62°
 ☼ 12.2 ✣ 12.6"
NGC6326 is a planetary nebula with apparent magnitude 12.20 in the constellation Ara, spanning approximately 0.2 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy

IC4646
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -59°
 ☼ 12.3 ✣ 3'
IC4646 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 12.33 in the constellation Ara, spanning approximately 2.8 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy

IC4653
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -59°
 ☼ 12.6 ✣ 2'
IC4653 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 12.55 in the constellation Ara, spanning approximately 1.6 arcseconds in the sky.

Planetary Nebula

IC4642
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -60°
 ☼ 13.4 ✣ 16.8"
IC4642 is a planetary nebula with apparent magnitude 13.40 in the constellation Ara, spanning approximately 0.3 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy

IC4656
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -58°
 ☼ 13.8 ✣ 3'
IC4656 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 13.75 in the constellation Ara, spanning approximately 2.7 arcseconds in the sky.

Galaxy

IC4652
↗ - ↘ - ↑ -60°
 ☼ 14.2 ✣ 1'
IC4652 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 14.21 in the constellation Ara, spanning approximately 1.1 arcseconds in the sky.

Data Credits

The deep-sky information on this page comes from the OpenNGC project developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed catalog data for nebulae, galaxies, clusters and other deep-sky objects.

For details or contributions, visit the official repository: OpenNGC GitHub.