NGC : NGC2539

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-27
Astronomical night: 22:05 - 04:54 (GMT -5)
NGC2539 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk16°239° (Southwest)
Set23:370°255° (West)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

16°

239° (Southwest)

Elevation

NGC2539 Celestial motion
Information about NGC2539

General information

NGC2539 is the open cluster at magnitude 7 that is placed in Puppis constellation and has apparent size of 22 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 NGC2539 will become observable at southwest as the dusk sky fades, 16° above your horizon, at 22:05. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 23:37 the object will sink below the horizon at west.
 

NGC2539 on the sky map

NGC2539 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Puppis

Magnitude

7

Apparent size22'
Right ascension8h 10m 37s
Declination-12° 49′ 6″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC2539

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
NGC2542Star4.7