NGC : NGC2141

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-02
Astronomical night: 22:12 - 04:45 (GMT -5)
NGC2141 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk2°282° (West)
Set22:240°284° (West)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

2°

282° (West)

Elevation

NGC2141 Celestial motion
Information about NGC2141

General information

Open Cluster NGC2141 has the magnitude of 9 and is placed in Orion constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 10 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

2024-05-02 cluster NGC2141 will become observable at west as the dusk sky fades, 2° above your horizon, at 22:12. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 22:24 the object will sink below the horizon at west.
 

NGC2141 on the sky map

NGC2141 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Orion

Magnitude

9

Apparent size10'
Right ascension6h 2m 55s
Declination10° 26′ 48″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC2141

International Catalogue (IC)

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Object typeMagnitude
H I 57Double Star7.28
H III 43Double Star6.32
H II 17*Double Star4.62
H I 10Double Star5
H N 2Double Star6.12
H III 46Double Star4.66
H III 114Double Star7.1
H N 103Double Star7.15
H III 47Double Star4.75
NGC2236Open Cluster8.5
NGC2251Open Cluster7.3
NGC2254Open Cluster9.1
NGC2264Cluster with Nebulosity3.9
NGC2169Open Cluster5.9
NGC2194Open Cluster8.5