NGC : NGC2383

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-29
Astronomical night: 22:08 - 04:50 (GMT -5)
NGC2383 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk1°244° (Southwest)
Set22:140°245° (Southwest)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

1°

244° (Southwest)

Elevation

NGC2383 Celestial motion
Information about NGC2383

General information

Open Cluster NGC2383 has the magnitude of 8 and is placed in Canis Major constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 6 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 NGC2383 will become observable at southwest as the dusk sky fades, 1° above your horizon, at 22:08. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 22:14 the object will sink below the horizon at southwest.
 

NGC2383 on the sky map

NGC2383 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Canis Major

Magnitude

8

Apparent size6'
Right ascension7h 24m 40s
Declination-20° 56′ 54″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC2383

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
NGC2362Open Cluster4.1
NGC2367Open Cluster7.9
NGC2384Open Cluster7.4
NGC2409Open Cluster8
NGC2421Open Cluster8.3
M93 / NGC2447Open Cluster6.2
NGC2482Open Cluster7.3