NGC : NGC2479

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-03-28
Astronomical night: 21:01 - 05:28 (GMT -5)
NGC2479 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk31°204° (Southwest)
Set00:41249° (West)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

31°

204° (Southwest)

Elevation

NGC2479 Celestial motion
Information about NGC2479

General information

Open Cluster NGC2479 has the magnitude of 10 and is placed in Puppis constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 7 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-03-28, cluster NGC2479 will become observable at southwest as the dusk sky fades, 31° above your horizon, at 21:01. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 00:41 the object will sink below the horizon at west.
 

NGC2479 on the sky map

NGC2479 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Puppis

Magnitude

10

Apparent size7'
Right ascension7h 55m 6s
Declination-17° 43′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC2479

International Catalogue (IC)

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