NGC : NGC2374

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-29
Astronomical night: 22:08 - 04:50 (GMT -5)
NGC2374 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk5°249° (West)
Set22:370°253° (West)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

5°

249° (West)

Elevation

NGC2374 Celestial motion
Information about NGC2374

General information

NGC2374 is the open cluster at magnitude 8 that is placed in Canis Major constellation and has apparent size of 19 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 NGC2374 will become observable at west as the dusk sky fades, 5° above your horizon, at 22:08. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 22:37 the object will sink below the horizon at west.
 

NGC2374 on the sky map

NGC2374 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Canis Major

Magnitude

8

Apparent size19'
Right ascension7h 23m 56s
Declination-13° 15′ 48″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC2374

International Catalogue (IC)

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