NGC : NGC2243

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-27
Astronomical night: 22:05 - 04:54 (GMT -5)
NGC2243 Celestial motion
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NGC2243 Celestial motion
Information about NGC2243

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

NGC2243 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Canis Major

Magnitude

9

Apparent size5'
Right ascension6h 29m 34s
Declination-31° 17′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC2243

International Catalogue (IC)