Objects in your sky: Deep Sky

by Dominic Ford

Objects visible on

From location

South El Monte

Open clusters

Rise03:55
Set17:30

Collinder 50 (mag 1.0) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:55 (PDT) – 1 hour and 46 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 12° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:00.

Rise02:50
Set17:17

M45 (mag 1.3) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:50 (PDT) – 2 hours and 51 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:56.

Rise19:59
Set04:23

M7 (mag 3.3) is visible between 22:22 and 02:00. It will become accessible at around 22:22, when it rises to an altitude of 16° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:11, 21° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:00 when it sinks below 16° above your south-western horizon.

Rise19:31
Set04:16

M6 (mag 4.2) is visible between 21:59 and 01:49. It will become accessible at around 21:59, when it rises to an altitude of 18° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:54, 23° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 01:49 when it sinks below 18° above your south-western horizon.

Rise17:46
Set06:22

IC4665 (mag 4.2) is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 43° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:04, 61° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:29, 22° above your western horizon.

Circumpolar

Caldwell 14 (mag 4.3) is visible in the dawn sky, becoming accessible around 01:17 (PDT), when it reaches an altitude of 18° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach an altitude of 43° before fading from view as dawn breaks at 04:29.

Rise18:24
Set07:05

NGC6633 (mag 4.6) is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 35° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:44, 62° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:29, 31° above your western horizon.

Rise18:38
Set07:14

IC4756 (mag 4.6) is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 32° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:56, 61° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:29, 32° above your western horizon.

Globular clusters

Rise20:00
Set05:47

M22 (mag 5.2) is visible between 22:11 and 03:36. It will become accessible at around 22:11, when it rises to an altitude of 20° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:54, 32° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:36 when it sinks below 20° above your south-western horizon.

Rise17:53
Set03:22

M4 (mag 5.4) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 26° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:37, 29° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:58, when it sinks below 20° above your south-western horizon.

Rise15:24
Set03:41

M5 (mag 5.7) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 57° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:32, 58° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:54, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Rise14:51
Set06:59

M13 (mag 5.8) is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 70° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:55, 87° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:29, 24° above your north-western horizon.

Rise17:03
Set04:58

M12 (mag 6.1) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 46° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:01, 54° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:07, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Rise12:27
Set03:25

M3 (mag 6.3) will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 71° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 03:25.

Rise21:10
Set10:23

M15 (mag 6.3) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:01, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:47, 68° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:29, 66° above your south-western horizon.

Rise21:29
Set06:25

M55 (mag 6.3) is visible between 00:32 and 03:21. It will become accessible at around 00:32, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:57, 24° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:21 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.

Rise18:44
Set03:46

M62 (mag 6.4) is visible between 21:39 and 00:50. It will become accessible at around 21:39, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:15, 25° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 00:50 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.

Rise14:48
Set08:13

M92 (mag 6.5) is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 62° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:31, 80° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:29, 33° above your north-western horizon.

Rise21:50
Set09:51

M2 (mag 6.6) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:40, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:50, 55° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:29, 53° above your southern horizon.

Rise17:19
Set05:02

M10 (mag 6.6) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 43° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:11, 51° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:10, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Galaxies

Rise22:29
Set15:29

M31 (mag 3.4) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 22:29 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 59° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:30.

Rise00:12
Set15:28

M33 (mag 5.8) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:12 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 47° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:29.

Circumpolar

M81 (mag 6.9) is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky at dusk, becoming accessible at around 21:18 (PDT), 36° above your north-western horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:29, 13° above your northern horizon.

Rise15:19
Set00:23

M83 (mag 7.2) will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 22° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:23.

Rise09:20
Set07:14

M101 (mag 7.9) will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 67° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 07:14.

Rise10:36
Set03:34

M94 (mag 8.2) will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 62° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 03:34.

Rise10:30
Set04:57

M51 (mag 8.4) will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 67° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 04:57.

Rise13:23
Set00:25

M104 (mag 8.6) will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 32° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:25.

Circumpolar

NGC2403 (mag 8.9) will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 22° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 21:25 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon.

Nebulae

Rise19:29
Set05:13

M8 (mag 5.8) is visible between 21:51 and 02:51. It will become accessible at around 21:51, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:21, 31° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:51 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

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