NGC : NGC2423

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-28
Astronomical night: 22:06 - 04:52 (GMT -5)
NGC2423 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk9°246° (Southwest)
Set22:560°254° (West)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

9°

246° (Southwest)

Elevation

NGC2423 Celestial motion
Information about NGC2423

General information

NGC2423 is the open cluster at magnitude 7 that is placed in Puppis 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, 2024-04-28, cluster NGC2423 will become observable at southwest as the dusk sky fades, 9° above your horizon, at 22:06. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 22:56 the object will sink below the horizon at west.
 

NGC2423 on the sky map

NGC2423 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Puppis

Magnitude

7

Apparent size19'
Right ascension7h 37m 6s
Declination-13° 52′ 18″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC2423

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
M47 / NGC2422Open Cluster4.4
NGC2422Open Cluster4.4
M46 / NGC2437Open Cluster6.1