NGC 4463 (OC)
Open Cluster in Musca
| R.A. | Dec. | Size | Mag | SB | Cnt.St | Type | Distance | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12h 29m 58.5s | -64° 47′ 35.4″ | 5.0′ | 7.2 | 10.4 | I3p | OC | -- | -- |
Source: POSS-2 UK Schmidt Red (STScI) | Field: 15′ × 15′
Background
NGC 4463 is a small, faint open cluster in Musca, 3,500 light-years away. Only 3' across with a tight knot of brighter stars at its core.
My Observing Notes
25-cm (Meade 10-inch LX200, The Coffee Grinder): Tough to pick out at 9th magnitude in the finderscope. In the eyepiece appears as a small (3') cluster, with a dense knot of 7–10 brighter stars in a tight formation almost resembling an arrow pointing left.(Saturday, August 2025)
References
Charts
Ultra-wide view (~25° field)
Wide-field view with Telrad rings (4°, 2°, 0.5°)
Finderscope view (9×50 RACI, ~4.4° TFOV)
Eyepiece view — 35 mm Panoptic on 12-inch f/5 (1.6° TFOV)