NGC 6167 is an open cluster in Norma
NGC 6167 (MWSC 2425) is an open cluster in the constellation Norma . It shines at magnitude 6.7 and spans 7.2′. 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 6167 from ζ Ara
ζ Ara
NGC 6167
NORMA
NGC 6167 lies 7.2° northwest of ζ Ara , the magnitude 3.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 6167 is highest in the evening in July
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -80° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -69° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -56° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -70° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -89° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -70° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -71° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -80° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -66° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -67° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -70° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -59° 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: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -60° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 70° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 60° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 80° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 67° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 4° 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 40°N, and never sets south of 40°S.
The distance to NGC 6167 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 6167
17 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 6134, open cluster, 1.3° NGC 6193, open cluster, 1.5° NGC 6165, nebula, 1.6° NGC 6164, nebula, 1.7° NGC 6115, open cluster, 2.7° NGC 6200, open cluster, 2.8° NGC 6152, open cluster, 2.9° NGC 6204, open cluster, 3.4°
NGC 6167 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Norma Designations NGC 6167, MWSC 2425 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 16h 34.6m Declination (J2000) -49° 46′ Magnitude 6.7 (B 7.5) Apparent size 7.2′ Radial velocity -35 km/s Best with Binoculars Best month July Catalog page NGC 6001 to 6500
