NGC 6169 is an open cluster in Norma
NGC 6169 (MWSC 2424) is an open cluster in the constellation Norma . It shines at magnitude 6.6 and spans 4.2′. It is an easy target in binoculars, and it is highest in the evening sky in July.
Open cluster: a loose group of a few dozen to a few thousand young stars born together from one cloud of gas. They drift apart over a few hundred million years and lie in the disk of the Milky Way.
Finding NGC 6169 from μ1 Sco
μ1 Sco
NGC 6169
NORMA
NGC 6169 lies 6.9° southwest of μ1 Sco , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 6169 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -74° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -65° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -66° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -84° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -68° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -50° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -69° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -86° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -66° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -68° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -76° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -61° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -63° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -56° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 66° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 76° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 62° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 86° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 67° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole southern hemisphere and north to about 46°N, and never sets south of 46°S.
The distance to NGC 6169 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 6169
21 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6192, open cluster, 1.3° NGC 6178, open cluster, 1.6° NGC 6216, open cluster, 2.8° NGC 6204, open cluster, 3.6° NGC 6124, open cluster, 3.8° NGC 6153, planetary nebula, 3.8° NGC 6200, open cluster, 3.8° NGC 6164, nebula, 4.0°
NGC 6169 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Norma Designations NGC 6169, MWSC 2424 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 16h 34.1m Declination (J2000) -44° 03′ Magnitude 6.6 Apparent size 4.2′ Radial velocity 6 km/s Best with Binoculars Best month July Catalog page NGC 6001 to 6500
