NGC 7245 is an open cluster in Lacerta
NGC 7245 (MWSC 3603) is an open cluster in the constellation Lacerta . It shines at magnitude 9.2 and spans 3.9′. It is best in a small telescope, 4 to 6 inches, and it is highest in the evening sky in October.
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 7245 from ζ Cep
ζ Cep
NGC 7245
LACERTA
NGC 7245 lies 3.9° south of ζ Cep , the magnitude 3.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 7245 is highest in the evening in October
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 60° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 76° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 84° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 70° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 74° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 85° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 75° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 0° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -75° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -19° 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 northern hemisphere and south to about 36°S, and never sets north of 36°N.
The distance to NGC 7245 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 7245
19 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1442, open cluster, 22′ NGC 7226, open cluster, 1.3° IC 1434, open cluster, 1.6° NGC 7295, open cluster, 2.8° NGC 7234, open cluster, 3.0° IC 5217, planetary nebula, 3.6° NGC 7261, open cluster, 3.8° NGC 7243, open cluster, 4.4°
NGC 7245 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Lacerta Designations NGC 7245, MWSC 3603 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 22h 15.2m Declination (J2000) +54° 21′ Magnitude 9.2 (B 9.8) Apparent size 3.9′ Radial velocity -74 km/s Best with Small telescope Best month October Catalog page NGC 7001 to 7500
