IC4665 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 24 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , IC4665 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:26, when it reaches an altitude of 18° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:07, 53° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:28, 52° above your southern horizon.

Name IC4665
Object type Open cluster
Other names
IC 4665[2]
Cr 349[3]
Mel 179[4]
Position
Right ascension:17h46m [2]
Declination:+05°38' [2]
Constellation:Ophiuchus
Magnitude:4.20 (V) [4]
4.49 (B) [2]
Distance:352.0 parsec
1147.5 lightyrs [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.29
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.53
Events
18 Jun 2024  –  The cluster IC 4665 is well placed
18 Jun 2025  –  The cluster IC 4665 is well placed
18 Jun 2026  –  The cluster IC 4665 is well placed
18 Jun 2027  –  The cluster IC 4665 is well placed
18 Jun 2028  –  The cluster IC 4665 is well placed
18 Jun 2029  –  The cluster IC 4665 is well placed
18 Jun 2030  –  The cluster IC 4665 is well placed
18 Jun 2031  –  The cluster IC 4665 is well placed

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