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Star Clusters Visible Tonight

Sky Map

Celestial bearing and elevation at 20:18
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.

Star cluster + Nebula

NGC1980
↗ 22:21 ↘ 09:43 ↑ 47°
 ☼ 2.5 ✣ 9.30"
NGC1980 is a star cluster + nebula with apparent magnitude 2.50 in the constellation Orion, spanning approximately 9.3 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

M44
↗ 00:04 ↘ 14:08 ↑ 47°
 ☼ 3.1 ✣ 2'
The Beehive Cluster, an open star cluster containing over 1,000 stars, located approximately 577 light-years away in the constellation Cancer.

Open Cluster

NGC0869
↗ - ↘ - ↑ 70°
 ☼ 3.7 ✣ 14.40"
NGC0869 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 3.70 in the constellation Perseus, spanning approximately 14.4 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC0884
↗ - ↘ - ↑ 70°
 ☼ 3.8 ✣ 10.50"
NGC0884 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 3.80 in the constellation Perseus, spanning approximately 10.5 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC2232
↗ 23:10 ↘ 10:38 ↑ 46°
 ☼ 3.9 ✣ 9.90"
NGC2232 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 3.90 in the constellation Monoceros, spanning approximately 9.9 arcseconds in the sky.

Star cluster + Nebula

NGC2264
↗ 22:37 ↘ 11:37 ↑ 59°
 ☼ 3.9 ✣ 11.40"
NGC2264 is a star cluster + nebula with apparent magnitude 3.90 in the constellation Monoceros, spanning approximately 11.4 arcseconds in the sky.

Star cluster + Nebula

Orion Nebula (M42)
↗ 22:19 ↘ 09:44 ↑ 47°
 ☼ 4 ✣ 2'
The Orion Nebula, a bright emission nebula and star-forming region, containing over 700 stars, located approximately 1,344 light-years away in the constellation Orion.

Star cluster + Nebula

NGC1981
↗ 22:16 ↘ 09:47 ↑ 48°
 ☼ 4.2 ✣ 9.00"
NGC1981 is a star cluster + nebula with apparent magnitude 4.20 in the constellation Orion, spanning approximately 9 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

M47
↗ 00:49 ↘ 11:16 ↑ 31°
 ☼ 4.4 ✣ 19.80"
An open star cluster containing over 500 stars, located approximately 1,600 light-years away in the constellation Puppis.

Open Cluster

M39
↗ 20:18 ↘ 05:55 ↑ 78°
 ☼ 4.6 ✣ 19.50"
An open star cluster containing approximately 30 stars, located approximately 800 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus.

Open Cluster

NGC6633
↗ 20:18 ↘ 04:07 ↑ 35°
 ☼ 4.6 ✣ 12.00"
NGC6633 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 4.60 in the constellation Ophiuchus, spanning approximately 12 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

IC4756
↗ 20:18 ↘ 04:07 ↑ 36°
 ☼ 4.6 ✣ 24.00"
IC4756 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 4.60 in the constellation Serpens2, spanning approximately 24 arcseconds in the sky.

Star cluster + Nebula

NGC2239
↗ 22:44 ↘ 11:12 ↑ 56°
 ☼ 4.8 ✣ 9.30"
NGC2239 is a star cluster + nebula with apparent magnitude 4.80 in the constellation Monoceros, spanning approximately 9.3 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

M35
↗ 21:16 ↘ 11:55 ↑ 76°
 ☼ 5.1 ✣ 24.00"
An open star cluster containing over 1200 stars, located approximately 2,800 light-years away in the constellation Gemini.

Open Cluster

M34
↗ 20:18 ↘ 10:07 ↑ 85°
 ☼ 5.2 ✣ 22.50"
An open star cluster containing over 400 stars, located approximately 1,400 light-years away in the constellation Perseus.

Open Cluster

NGC6871
↗ 20:18 ↘ 04:07 ↑ 69°
 ☼ 5.2 ✣ 9.30"
NGC6871 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 5.20 in the constellation Cygnus, spanning approximately 9.3 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC2281
↗ 20:29 ↘ 14:00 ↑ 76°
 ☼ 5.4 ✣ 10.80"
NGC2281 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 5.40 in the constellation Auriga, spanning approximately 10.8 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

M37
↗ 20:23 ↘ 12:14 ↑ 85°
 ☼ 5.6 ✣ 11.40"
A rich open star cluster containing over 500 stars, located approximately 4,500 light-years away in the constellation Auriga.

Open Cluster

NGC7686
↗ 20:18 ↘ 08:03 ↑ 78°
 ☼ 5.6 ✣ 3.60"
NGC7686 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 5.60 in the constellation Andromeda, spanning approximately 3.6 arcseconds in the sky.

Open Cluster

NGC0752
↗ 20:18 ↘ 08:48 ↑ 90°
 ☼ 5.7 ✣ 39.00"
NGC0752 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 5.70 in the constellation Andromeda, spanning approximately 39 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.