Objects in your sky: Deep Sky

by Dominic Ford

Objects visible on

From location

South El Monte

Open clusters

Rise06:37
Set18:17

NGC1977 (mag 0.0) is visible from soon after it rises, at 06:37, until soon before it sets at 18:17. Always take extreme caution when trying to make daytime observations of the Moon while the Sun is above the horizon.

Rise03:26
Set17:53

M45 (mag 1.3) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:26 (PDT) – 2 hours and 12 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 15° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:53.

Rise20:36
Set04:59

M7 (mag 3.3) is visible between 22:59 and 02:36. It will become accessible at around 22:59, when it rises to an altitude of 16° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:47, 21° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:36 when it sinks below 16° above your south-western horizon.

Rise20:11
Set04:57

M6 (mag 4.2) is visible between 22:39 and 02:29. It will become accessible at around 22:39, when it rises to an altitude of 18° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:34, 23° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:29 when it sinks below 18° above your south-western horizon.

Rise18:22
Set06:58

IC4665 (mag 4.2) is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 36° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:40, 61° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 30° above your western horizon.

Circumpolar

Caldwell 14 (mag 4.3) is visible in the dawn sky, becoming accessible around 01:54 (PDT), when it reaches an altitude of 18° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach an altitude of 37° before fading from view as dawn breaks at 04:26.

Rise19:00
Set07:41

NGC6633 (mag 4.6) is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 28° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:21, 62° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 39° above your western horizon.

Rise19:15
Set07:50

IC4756 (mag 4.6) is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 25° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:32, 61° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 40° above your south-western horizon.

Globular clusters

Rise20:36
Set06:23

M22 (mag 5.2) is visible between 22:48 and 04:12. It will become accessible at around 22:48, when it rises to an altitude of 20° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:30, 32° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:12 when it sinks below 20° above your south-western horizon.

Rise18:29
Set03:58

M4 (mag 5.4) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 23° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:13, 29° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:35, when it sinks below 20° above your south-western horizon.

Rise16:00
Set04:17

M5 (mag 5.7) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 55° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:09, 58° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:30, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Rise15:28
Set07:35

M13 (mag 5.8) is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 62° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:32, 87° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 31° above your north-western horizon.

Rise17:40
Set05:35

M12 (mag 6.1) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 41° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:37, 54° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:44, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Rise13:04
Set04:02

M3 (mag 6.3) will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 78° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 04:02.

Rise21:47
Set10:59

M15 (mag 6.3) is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:37, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:23, 68° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:26, 68° above your southern horizon.

Rise22:05
Set07:01

M55 (mag 6.3) is visible between 01:09 and 03:58. It will become accessible at around 01:09, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your southern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:33, 24° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:58 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.

Rise19:20
Set04:22

M62 (mag 6.4) is visible between 22:16 and 01:26. It will become accessible at around 22:16, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:51, 25° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 01:26 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.

Rise15:29
Set08:53

M92 (mag 6.5) is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 56° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:11, 80° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 40° above your north-western horizon.

Rise22:26
Set10:27

M2 (mag 6.6) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 22:26 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 55° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:26.

Rise17:55
Set05:39

M10 (mag 6.6) is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:18 (PDT), 38° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:47, 51° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:46, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Galaxies

Rise23:05
Set16:05

M31 (mag 3.4) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:05 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 52° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:27.

Rise00:48
Set16:04

M33 (mag 5.8) is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:48 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 39° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:26.

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), 39° above your north-western horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:26, 13° above your northern horizon.

Rise15:55
Set00:59

M83 (mag 7.2) will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 24° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:59.

Rise09:56
Set07:51

M101 (mag 7.9) will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 69° above your northern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 07:51.

Rise11:12
Set04:11

M94 (mag 8.2) will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 69° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 04:11.

Rise11:07
Set05:34

M51 (mag 8.4) will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 72° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 05:34.

Rise14:00
Set01:01

M104 (mag 8.6) will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 37° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:01.

Circumpolar

NGC2403 (mag 8.9) will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 25° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 22:01 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon.

Nebulae

Rise07:07
Set19:40

Caldwell 49 (mag 0.0) is visible from soon after it rises, at 07:07, until soon before it sets at 19:40. Always take extreme caution when trying to make daytime observations of the Moon while the Sun is above the horizon.

Rise20:05
Set05:49

M8 (mag 5.8) is visible between 22:28 and 03:27. It will become accessible at around 22:28, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:57, 31° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 03:27 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

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