General information
Cluster with Nebulosity IC2944 has the magnitude of 5 and is placed in Centaurus constellation. The 's apparent sizes are 60 angular minutes.
Having high brightness and large apparent size, star cluster is available for observations through a pair of binoculars or small telescope.
Information for observations
Tonight, 2024-04-23, star cluster IC2944 is not reachable.
lam Cen Nebula (IC2944) on the sky map
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Object type | Cluster with Nebulosity |
Alternative names | lam Cen Nebula |
Constellation | Centaurus |
Magnitude | 5 |
Apparent size | 3600"x35' |
Right ascension | 11h 38m 20s |
Declination | -63° 22′ 22″ |
Catalogues
Messier |
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New General Catalogue (NGC) |
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International Catalogue (IC) | IC2944 |