General information
NGC2243 is the open cluster at magnitude 9 that is placed in Canis Major constellation and has apparent size of 5 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.
Information for observations
Tonight, 2024-04-27, cluster NGC2243 is not reachable.
NGC2243 on the sky map
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Object type | Open Cluster |
Alternative names | |
Constellation | Canis Major |
Magnitude | 9 |
Apparent size | 5' |
Right ascension | 6h 29m 34s |
Declination | -31° 17′ 0″ |
Catalogues
Messier |
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New General Catalogue (NGC) | NGC2243 |
International Catalogue (IC) |
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