✨ M67 (King Cobra Cluster)
Object data
| Type | Open cluster |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Right ascension | 8h51m18.0s (132.8250°) |
| Declination | +11°49'00" (+11.8167°) |
| Magnitude | mag 6.1 |
| Apparent size | 30′ |
| Other designations | NGC 2682 |
An open cluster in Cancer, known as one of the oldest open clusters among the Messier objects.
Midnight transit date (best season to observe and image)
Location: Tokyo (change)
The date it transits around midnight (transit altitude about 66°)
This date has already passed this year. Next year (2027) it will be around Jan 29.
For about 2–3 weeks either side of this date, the object stays high from evening to dawn — its observing season.
Best time to observe tonight
Tonight (Oct 11 evening – Oct 12 dawn) · Location: Tokyo (full darkness = end of astronomical dusk to start of dawn, altitude ≥ 15°)
Moon tonight: New moon (age 29.2 days, 0% illuminated) — Little moonlight — a good time for faint objects
Hours of full darkness (end of astronomical dusk to start of dawn) when it is above 15° — the darkest sky, mostly clear of buildings and trees.
Sunset 17:11 → Dusk 18:36 → Dawn 4:19 → Sunrise 5:44