NGC 602 is an open cluster in Hydrus
NGC 602 (ESO 029-043) is an open cluster in the constellation Hydrus . It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 3.2′ × 2.9′. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in November.
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 602 from β Hyi
β Hyi
NGC 602
HYDRUS
NGC 602 lies 5.4° northeast of β Hyi , the magnitude 2.8 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 602 is highest in the evening in November
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -60° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -69° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -75° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -75° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -68° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -60° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -52° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -44° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -52° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -60° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -66° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -65° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -60° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -51° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -56° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -56° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -50° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 50° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 56° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 56° 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 16°N, and never sets south of 16°S.
The distance to NGC 602 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 602
55 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 1644, H II region, 1.5° NGC 419, globular cluster, 1.7° NGC 416, globular cluster, 2.0° NGC 376, open cluster, 2.0° NGC 458, open cluster, 2.3° IC 1624, open cluster, 2.3° NGC 339, globular cluster, 2.4° NGC 411, open cluster, 2.4°
NGC 602 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hydrus Designations NGC 602, ESO 029-043 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 01h 29.4m Declination (J2000) -73° 34′ Magnitude 13.0 Apparent size 3.2′ × 2.9′ Position angle 90° Best with Large telescope Best month November Catalog page NGC 501 to 1000
