NGC : NGC2345

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-29
Astronomical night: 22:08 - 04:50 (GMT -5)
NGC2345 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk2°251° (West)
Set22:210°253° (West)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

2°

251° (West)

Elevation

NGC2345 Celestial motion
Information about NGC2345

General information

Open Cluster NGC2345 has the magnitude of 8 and is placed in Canis Major 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, 2024-04-29, cluster NGC2345 will become observable at west as the dusk sky fades, 2° above your horizon, at 22:08. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 22:21 the object will sink below the horizon at west.
 

NGC2345 on the sky map

NGC2345 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Canis Major

Magnitude

8

Apparent size12'
Right ascension7h 8m 18s
Declination-13° 11′ 36″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC2345

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
NGC2360Open Cluster7.2
NGC2335Open Cluster7.2
NGC2343Open Cluster6.7
NGC2353Open Cluster7.1
NGC2396Open Cluster7.4
M47 / NGC2422Open Cluster4.4
NGC2422Open Cluster4.4
NGC2423Open Cluster6.7
M46 / NGC2437Open Cluster6.1