NGC : NGC2423

Celestial motion

Date: 2024-04-18

Astronomical night: 21:52 - 05:10 (GMT -5)

	Time	Elevation	Azimuth
Rise	Dusk	17°	236° (Southwest)
Set	23:36	0°	254° (West)
Maximum elevation	Dusk	18°	236° (Southwest)

Elevation

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, 2024-04-18, cluster NGC2423 will become observable at southwest as the dusk sky fades, 17° above your horizon, at 21:52. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 23:36 the object will sink below the horizon at west.

NGC2423 on the sky map


Object type	Open Cluster
Alternative names
Constellation	Puppis
Magnitude	7
Apparent size	19'
Right ascension	7^h 37^m 6^s
Declination	-13° 52′ 18″

Catalogues

Messier
New General Catalogue (NGC)	NGC2423
International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
	Object type	Magnitude
M47 / NGC2422	Open Cluster	4.4
NGC2422	Open Cluster	4.4
M46 / NGC2437	Open Cluster	6.1