NGC : NGC2254

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-05
Astronomical night: 22:17 - 04:40 (GMT -5)
NGC2254 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk3°277° (West)
Set22:350°280° (West)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

3°

277° (West)

Elevation

NGC2254 Celestial motion
Information about NGC2254

General information

Open Cluster NGC2254 has the magnitude of 9 and is placed in Monoceros constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 4 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

2024-05-05 cluster NGC2254 will become observable at west as the dusk sky fades, 3° above your horizon, at 22:17. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 22:35 the object will sink below the horizon at west.
 

NGC2254 on the sky map

NGC2254 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Monoceros

Magnitude

9

Apparent size4'
Right ascension6h 35m 45.8s
Declination7° 40′ 12″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC2254

International Catalogue (IC)

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Object typeMagnitude
H III 29Double Star4.42
H III 43Double Star6.32
H V 14Double Star5.06
H II 89Double Star7.6
H II 17*Double Star4.62
H I 10Double Star5
H III 98Double Star7.35
H N 2Double Star6.12
H III 75Double Star7.23
H VI 65Double Star6.79
H II 37Double Star8.86
H III 46Double Star4.66
H III 114Double Star7.1
H N 103Double Star7.15
NGC2236Open Cluster8.5
NGC2238Bright Nebula6
NGC2237Cluster with Nebulosity5.5
NGC2244Open Cluster4.8
NGC2239Cluster with Nebulosity4.8
NGC2251Open Cluster7.3
NGC2252Open Cluster7.7
NGC2264Cluster with Nebulosity3.9
NGC2186Open Cluster8.7