Cluster

M72

M72 · NGC 6981 · MWSC 3419

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Object data

Designation: M72
Also known as: NGC 6981, MWSC 3419
Type: Cluster
Constellation: Aquarius
RA (J2000): 20h 53m 28s
Dec (J2000): -12° 32′ 13″
Magnitude: 9.0
Apparent size: 4.5′
Catalogue: Messier
Reference: Wikipedia

Catalogue values from OpenNGC (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

Best months to observe

From 51.5°N: best August to September, peaking at 25° at 22:00.

January: -36 degrees at 22:00
February: -49 degrees at 22:00
March: -50 degrees at 22:00
April: -39 degrees at 22:00
May: -22 degrees at 22:00
June: -3 degrees at 22:00
July: 13 degrees at 22:00
August: 24 degrees at 22:00
September: 25 degrees at 22:00
October: 17 degrees at 22:00
November: 1 degrees at 22:00
December: -17 degrees at 22:00

Your latitude

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Altitude at 22:00 local time on the 15th of each month. Twilight, moon and weather are your problem.