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Deep-sky objects in Scutum

Sky Map

The sky above you at 20:47
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.

Open Cluster

M11
↗ 20:47 ↘ 17:00 ↑ -42°
 ☼ 5.8 ✣ 9'
The Wild Duck Cluster, an open star cluster containing over 2900 stars, located in the constellation Scutum.

Reflection Nebula

IC1287
↗ 20:47 ↘ 16:25 ↑ -48°
 ☼ 6.1 ✣ 20'
IC1287 is a reflection nebula with apparent magnitude 6.10 in the constellation Scutum, spanning approximately 20 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC6664
↗ 20:47 ↘ 16:39 ↑ -46°
 ☼ 7.8 ✣ 6'
NGC6664 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 7.80 in the constellation Scutum, spanning approximately 6 arcseconds in the sky.

Globular Cluster

NGC6712
↗ 20:47 ↘ 16:54 ↑ -43°
 ☼ 8.7 ✣ 6'
NGC6712 is a globular cluster with apparent magnitude 8.69 in the constellation Scutum, spanning approximately 5.7 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

M26
↗ 20:47 ↘ 16:44 ↑ -45°
 ☼ 8.9 ✣ 6'
A sparse open star cluster containing about 20 stars, located approximately 5,000 light-years away in the constellation Scutum.

Open Cluster

NGC6649
↗ 20:47 ↘ 16:28 ↑ -48°
 ☼ 8.9 ✣ 6'
NGC6649 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 8.90 in the constellation Scutum, spanning approximately 5.6 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC6625
↗ 05:32 ↘ 01:06 ↑ -49°
 ☼ 9 ✣ 6'
NGC6625 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 9.00 in the constellation Scutum, spanning approximately 6 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC6704
↗ 20:47 ↘ 17:03 ↑ -41°
 ☼ 9.2 ✣ 3'
NGC6704 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 9.20 in the constellation Scutum, spanning approximately 3.3 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC6683
↗ 20:47 ↘ 16:51 ↑ -43°
 ☼ 9.4 ✣ 3'
NGC6683 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 9.40 in the constellation Scutum, spanning approximately 3 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC6631
↗ 05:36 ↘ 01:06 ↑ -50°
 ☼ 11.7 ✣ 6'
NGC6631 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 11.70 in the constellation Scutum, spanning approximately 5.7 arcseconds in the sky.

Planetary Nebula

IC1295
↗ 20:47 ↘ 16:55 ↑ -43°
 ☼ 12.5 ✣ 2'
IC1295 is a planetary nebula with apparent magnitude 12.50 in the constellation Scutum, spanning approximately 1.5 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

IC4768
↗ 20:47 ↘ 16:53 ↑ -43°
 ☼ - ✣ -
IC4768 is an open cluster in the constellation Scutum.

Open Cluster

NGC6639
↗ 20:47 ↘ 16:16 ↑ -50°
 ☼ - ✣ 6'
NGC6639 is an open cluster in the constellation Scutum, spanning approximately 6 arcseconds in the sky.

Double star

NGC6655
↗ 20:47 ↘ 16:45 ↑ -44°
 ☼ - ✣ -
NGC6655 is a double star in the constellation Scutum.

Open Cluster

NGC6682
↗ 20:47 ↘ 16:54 ↑ -43°
 ☼ - ✣ 5'
NGC6682 is an open cluster in the constellation Scutum, spanning approximately 4.5 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC6728
↗ 20:47 ↘ 16:58 ↑ -43°
 ☼ - ✣ 5'
NGC6728 is an open cluster in the constellation Scutum, spanning approximately 4.5 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.