NGC2354 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2354 is visible between 20:19 and 00:52. It will become accessible at around 20:19, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:36, 30° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 00:52 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2354
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h14m [2] |
| Declination: | −25°41' [2] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: | 6.50 (V) [3] 7.28 (B) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 4.8 arcmin |
| Distance: | 4.1 kpc 13.3 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.78 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -6.56 |
Sources