NGC : NGC2579

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-18
Astronomical night: 22:36 - 04:21 (GMT -5)
NGC2579 Celestial motion
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NGC2579 Celestial motion
Information about NGC2579

General information

Cluster with Nebulosity NGC2579 has the magnitude of 8 and is placed in Puppis constellation. The 's apparent sizes are 2 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, star cluster is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-18, star cluster NGC2579 is not reachable.
 

NGC2579 on the sky map

NGC2579 on the sky map
Object type

Cluster with Nebulosity

Alternative names

Constellation

Puppis

Magnitude

8

Apparent size2'
Right ascension8h 20m 55.3s
Declination-36° 13′ 23″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC2579

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
NGC2546Open Cluster6.3