NGC : NGC2396

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-15
Astronomical night: 22:32 - 04:25 (GMT -5)
NGC2396 Celestial motion
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NGC2396 Celestial motion
Information about NGC2396

General information

NGC2396 is the open cluster at magnitude 7 that is placed in Puppis constellation and has apparent size of 10 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-15, cluster NGC2396 is not reachable.
 

NGC2396 on the sky map

NGC2396 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Puppis

Magnitude

7

Apparent size10'
Right ascension7h 28m 0s
Declination-11° 43′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC2396

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
NGC2360Open Cluster7.2
M50 / NGC2323Open Cluster5.9
NGC2335Open Cluster7.2
NGC2343Open Cluster6.7
NGC2353Open Cluster7.1
M47 / NGC2422Open Cluster4.4
NGC2422Open Cluster4.4
NGC2423Open Cluster6.7
M46 / NGC2437Open Cluster6.1