Great Bird Cluster (NGC2301) Observation Details
NGC2301 Daily Motion
Tonight, observing NGC2301 may prove challenging owing to its low elevation. It will reach its transit at by 07:23 and set before sunset at 13:23. Rising near twilight's end at 01:18, it will fade away by 03:39, peaking at just 27° above the horizon.NGC2301 will become visible in September, 3. After being too close to the Sun to observe, it will reappear in the night sky. Starting from September, 3, NGC2301 can be seen again, providing a good opportunity for observation.
NGC2301 Visibility Timetable on August 31
NGC2301 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| NGC2301 transit | 07:23 | 53° |
| Moon Rise, 46.4% illuminated | 11:58 | 17° |
| NGC2301 set | 13:23 | |
| Astrosession begin | 19:10 | -52° |
| Moon Set | 21:19 | -43° |
| NGC2301 rise | 01:18 | |
| Astrosession end | 03:06 | 21° |
| Civil sunrise | 04:11 | 33° |
| Sunrise | 04:39 | 38° |
Track NGC2301 Position Throughout the Night
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Where is NGC2301 right now?
NGC2301 is located in the constellation Monoceros, at right ascension 06h 51m 45s" and declination 00° 27' 33s. Although it is currently above the horizon at an altitude of 21 degrees, NGC2301 is not visible because it is daytime.NGC2301 Image Gallery
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DSS Composite image
The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for NGC2301
| Object name | NGC2301 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| NGC2301 coordinates | 6.86258, 0.45919 |
| Center coordinates | 6.86258, 0.45919 |
NGC2301 Passage Through Night
Current position of NGC2301
| Time | 11:37 |
| Latitude | 37.3541 |
| Longitude | -121.955 |
| NGC2301 elevation | 21° |
| NGC2301 Azimuth | 106° |
Annual motion of NGC2301
| Date | Sun, 31 August 2025 |
| Twighlight start | 19:06 |
| Twighlight end | 02:59 |
| Twighlight duration | 8h 54m |
| Rise | 01:18 |
| Set | 13:19 |
| Elevation at transit | 53° |
| Transit time | 07:19 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 06h 51m 45s", Dec: 00° 27' 33s |
| Magnitude | 6 |
| Constellation | Monoceros |
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the NGC2301 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.
Astrometric & Physical Parameters of NGC2301
Coordinates & Visibility
| Right Ascension | 6.86258° |
| Declination | 0.45919° |
| Magnitude | 6.00 |
| Constellation | Monoceros |
| Elevation | 20.9° |
| Azimuth | 106.3° |
Data Credits
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