NGC : NGC2669

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-20
Astronomical night: 21:55 - 05:06 (GMT -5)
NGC2669 Celestial motion
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NGC2669 Celestial motion
Information about NGC2669

General information

Open Cluster NGC2669 has the magnitude of 6 and is placed in Vela constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 20 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 NGC2669 is not reachable.
 

NGC2669 on the sky map

NGC2669 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Vela

Magnitude

6

Apparent size20'
Right ascension8h 46m 22s
Declination-52° 56′ 54″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC2669

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
NGC2547Open Cluster4.7
IC2391Open Cluster2.5
IC2395Open Cluster4.6