NGC : NGC2571

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-20
Astronomical night: 21:55 - 05:06 (GMT -5)
NGC2571 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk9°220° (Southwest)
Set23:040°232° (Southwest)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

9°

220° (Southwest)

Elevation

NGC2571 Celestial motion
Information about NGC2571

General information

NGC2571 is the open cluster at magnitude 7 that is placed in Puppis constellation and has apparent size of 13 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-20, cluster NGC2571 will become observable at southwest as the dusk sky fades, 9° above your horizon, at 21:55. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 23:04 the object will sink below the horizon at southwest.
 

NGC2571 on the sky map

NGC2571 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Puppis

Magnitude

7

Apparent size13'
Right ascension8h 18m 56s
Declination-29° 45′ 0″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC2571

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
NGC2527Open Cluster6.5
NGC2520Open Cluster6.5