IC : IC2581

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-25
Astronomical night: 22:02 - 04:57 (GMT -5)
IC2581 Celestial motion
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IC2581 Celestial motion
Information about IC2581

General information

IC2581 is the open cluster at magnitude 4 that is placed in Carina constellation and has apparent size of 8 angular minutes.
Having high brightness and large apparent size, cluster is available for observations through a pair of binoculars or small telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-25, cluster IC2581 is not reachable.
 

IC2581 on the sky map

IC2581 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Carina

Magnitude

4

Apparent size8'
Right ascension10h 27m 29s
Declination-57° 37′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

International Catalogue (IC)

IC2581

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
NGC3114Open Cluster4.2
NGC3372Bright Nebula3