NGC : NGC2421

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-29
Astronomical night: 22:08 - 04:50 (GMT -5)
NGC2421 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk2°242° (Southwest)
Set22:250°244° (Southwest)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

3°

242° (Southwest)

Elevation

NGC2421 Celestial motion
Information about NGC2421

General information

NGC2421 is the open cluster at magnitude 8 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, 2024-04-29, cluster NGC2421 will become observable at southwest as the dusk sky fades, 2° above your horizon, at 22:08. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 22:25 the object will sink below the horizon at southwest.
 

NGC2421 on the sky map

NGC2421 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Puppis

Magnitude

8

Apparent size10'
Right ascension7h 36m 12s
Declination-20° 37′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC2421

International Catalogue (IC)

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