NGC : NGC2972

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-27
Astronomical night: 22:05 - 04:54 (GMT -5)
NGC2972 Celestial motion
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NGC2972 Celestial motion
Information about NGC2972

General information

Open Cluster NGC2972 has the magnitude of 9 and is placed in Vela constellation. The cluster's apparent sizes are 5 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 NGC2972 is not reachable.
 

NGC2972 on the sky map

NGC2972 on the sky map
Object type

Open Cluster

Alternative names

Constellation

Vela

Magnitude

9

Apparent size5'
Right ascension9h 40m 13.9s
Declination-50° 19′ 30″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC2972

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
NGC2910Open Cluster7.2
NGC2925Open Cluster8.3