NGC : NGC2343

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-28
Astronomical night: 22:06 - 04:52 (GMT -5)
NGC2343 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk5°253° (West)
Set22:370°258° (West)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

6°

253° (West)

Elevation

NGC2343 Celestial motion
Information about NGC2343

General information

Open Cluster NGC2343 has the magnitude of 7 and is placed in Monoceros constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 7 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-28, cluster NGC2343 will become observable at west as the dusk sky fades, 5° above your horizon, at 22:06. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 22:37 the object will sink below the horizon at west.
 

NGC2343 on the sky map

NGC2343 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Monoceros

Magnitude

7

Apparent size7'
Right ascension7h 8m 6s
Declination-10° 37′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC2343

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
M50 / NGC2323Open Cluster5.9
M47 / NGC2422Open Cluster4.4
NGC2422Open Cluster4.4
M46 / NGC2437Open Cluster6.1