NGC 6152 is an open cluster in Norma
NGC 6152 (MWSC 2423) is an open cluster in the constellation Norma . It shines at magnitude 8.1 and spans 6.6′. It is best in a small telescope, 4 to 6 inches, 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 6152 from ζ Ara
ζ Ara
NGC 6152
NORMA
NGC 6152 lies 5.0° northwest of ζ Ara , the magnitude 3.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 6152 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -83° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -71° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -57° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -72° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -87° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -70° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -54° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -72° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -77° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -65° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -66° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -67° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -59° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -49° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -41° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 67° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 58° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 77° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 66° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 6° 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 37°N, and never sets south of 37°S.
The distance to NGC 6152 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 6152
13 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6115, open cluster, 1.4° NGC 6208, open cluster, 2.7° NGC 6167, open cluster, 2.9° NGC 6067, open cluster, 3.3° NGC 6134, open cluster, 3.6° NGC 6253, open cluster, 4.0° NGC 6031, open cluster, 4.0° NGC 6193, open cluster, 4.1°
NGC 6152 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Norma Designations NGC 6152, MWSC 2423 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 16h 32.8m Declination (J2000) -52° 39′ Magnitude 8.1 Apparent size 6.6′ Radial velocity -36 km/s Best with Small telescope Best month July Catalog page NGC 6001 to 6500
