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Star Clusters Visible Tonight

Sky Map

Celestial bearing and elevation at 17:45
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
↗ 22:13 ↘ 09:35 ↑ 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
↗ 17:45 ↘ 04:08 ↑ 49°
 ☼ 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.

Star cluster + Nebula

NGC2264
↗ 22:30 ↘ 11:29 ↑ 60°
 ☼ 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.

Open Cluster

NGC2232
↗ 23:02 ↘ 10:30 ↑ 47°
 ☼ 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

Orion Nebula (M42)
↗ 22:11 ↘ 09:36 ↑ 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.

Open Cluster

IC4665
↗ 17:45 ↘ 04:08 ↑ 51°
 ☼ 4.2 ✣ 24.60"
IC4665 is an open cluster with apparent magnitude 4.20 in the constellation Ophiuchus, spanning approximately 24.6 arcseconds in the sky.

Star cluster + Nebula

NGC1981
↗ 22:08 ↘ 09:39 ↑ 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
↗ 17:45 ↘ 04:08 ↑ 32°
 ☼ 4.4 ✣ 19.80"
An open star cluster containing over 500 stars, located approximately 1,600 light-years away in the constellation Puppis.

Association of stars

M24
↗ 17:45 ↘ 04:08 ↑ 32°
 ☼ 4.5 ✣ 2'
The Sagittarius Star Cloud, a vast Milky Way star field and nebulous region, visible to the naked eye in the constellation Sagittarius.

Open Cluster

M41
↗ 00:12 ↘ 09:56 ↑ 30°
 ☼ 4.5 ✣ 12.00"
The Little Beehive Cluster, an open star cluster containing over 100 stars, located approximately 2,300 light-years away in the constellation Canis Major.

Open Cluster

IC4756
↗ 17:45 ↘ 04:08 ↑ 56°
 ☼ 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.

Open Cluster

M25
↗ 17:45 ↘ 04:08 ↑ 32°
 ☼ 4.6 ✣ 14.10"
An open star cluster containing over 60 stars, visible to the naked eye under dark skies, located in the constellation Sagittarius.

Open Cluster

NGC6633
↗ 17:45 ↘ 04:08 ↑ 56°
 ☼ 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

M39
↗ 17:45 ↘ 05:48 ↑ 79°
 ☼ 4.6 ✣ 19.50"
An open star cluster containing approximately 30 stars, located approximately 800 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus.

Star cluster + Nebula

NGC2239
↗ 22:36 ↘ 11:04 ↑ 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.

Globular Cluster

M10
↗ 17:45 ↘ 04:08 ↑ 36°
 ☼ 5 ✣ 9.30"
A globular cluster containing roughly 100,000 stars, located approximately 14,300 light-years away in the constellation Ophiuchus.

Open Cluster

M35
↗ 21:08 ↘ 11:47 ↑ 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
↗ 17:45 ↘ 09:59 ↑ 85°
 ☼ 5.2 ✣ 22.50"
An open star cluster containing over 400 stars, located approximately 1,400 light-years away in the constellation Perseus.

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.