IC4756 is well placed

The open star cluster IC 4756 in Serpens will be well placed for observation. It will reach its highest point in the sky at around midnight local time.

At a declination of +05°27', it is visible across much of the world; it can be seen at latitudes between 75°N and 64°S.

From London, it will be visible all night. It will become visible at around 23:38 (BST) as the dusk sky fades, 40° above your south-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 02:32, 40° above your south-western horizon.

At magnitude 4.6, IC4756 is too faint to be seen with the naked eye from any but the very darkest sites, but is visible through a pair of binoculars or small telescope.

The position of IC4756 is as follows:

The coordinates above are given in J2000.0.

This entry in the observing calendar was provided by In-The-Sky.org

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