NGC : Tau CMa (NGC2362)

General information

NGC2362 is the open cluster at magnitude 4 that is placed in Canis Major constellation and has apparent size of 8 angular minutes.
Having high brightness and large apparent size, cluster is available for observations through a pair of binoculars or small telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2023-03-25, cluster NGC2362 will become observable at southwest as the dusk sky fades, 23° above your horizon, at 20:57. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 23:51 the object will sink below the horizon at southwest.