NGC : NGC2509

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-27
Astronomical night: 22:05 - 04:54 (GMT -5)
NGC2509 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk8°236° (Southwest)
Set22:590°245° (Southwest)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

9°

236° (Southwest)

Elevation

NGC2509 Celestial motion
Information about NGC2509

General information

NGC2509 is the open cluster at magnitude 9 that is placed in Puppis constellation and has apparent size of 8 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-27, cluster NGC2509 will become observable at southwest as the dusk sky fades, 8° above your horizon, at 22:05. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 22:59 the object will sink below the horizon at southwest.
 

NGC2509 on the sky map

NGC2509 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Puppis

Magnitude

9

Apparent size8'
Right ascension8h 0m 42s
Declination-19° 4′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC2509

International Catalogue (IC)