NGC 6633 is well placed

The open star cluster NGC 6633 in Ophiuchus will be well placed for observation. It will reach its highest point in the sky at around midnight local time.

At a declination of +06°30', it is visible across much of the world; it can be seen at latitudes between 76°N and 63°S.

From London, it will be visible all night. It will become visible at around 23:40 (BST) as the dusk sky fades, 42° above your south-eastern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 02:29, 41° above your south-western horizon.

At magnitude 4.6, NGC6633 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 NGC6633 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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