About NGC 4609 (C98)

NGC 4609 is a rewarding deep-sky target and presents itself as a diffuse object. It has moderate brightness.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 20° altitude and reaches 27° around 09:03 PM.

It does not reach a useful observing altitude today.

Observing conditions matter, subtle features are easily lost in bright skies.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

What to expect

Under good conditions, the object reveals more character.

It appears more compact than typical clusters.

Type

Open Cluster

Constellation

Crux

Distance

4200 ly

Size

Season

Spring

Difficulty

Easy

Magnitude

6.9