NGC : Great Bird Cluster (NGC2301)

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-03-29
Astronomical night: 21:02 - 05:27 (GMT -5)
Great Bird Cluster (NGC2301) Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk37°232° (Southwest)
Set00:30271° (West)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

38°

232° (Southwest)

Elevation

Great Bird Cluster (NGC2301) Celestial motion
Information about Great Bird Cluster (NGC2301)

General information

Open Cluster NGC2301 has the magnitude of 6 and is placed in Monoceros constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 12 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-03-29, cluster NGC2301 will become observable at southwest as the dusk sky fades, 37° above your horizon, at 21:02. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 00:30 the object will sink below the horizon at west.
 

Great Bird Cluster (NGC2301) on the sky map

Great Bird Cluster (NGC2301) on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Great Bird Cluster

Constellation

Monoceros

Magnitude

6

Apparent size12'
Right ascension6h 51m 45s
Declination0° 27′ 36″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC2301

International Catalogue (IC)

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Object typeMagnitude
H III 29Double Star4.42
H V 14Double Star5.06
NGC2232Open Cluster3.9
NGC2237Cluster with Nebulosity5.5
NGC2244Open Cluster4.8
NGC2239Cluster with Nebulosity4.8