NGC 4755 (Herschel's Jewel Box) - Open Cluster in Crux

NGC 4755 is a Open Cluster in the Crux constellation. NGC 4755 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 4755 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

J2000

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 4755 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 4755 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 4755 is a visual representation of it.

Rise and Set Times

NGC 4755 (Herschel's Jewel Box) - Open Cluster in Crux is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK