NGC2374 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2374 is visible between 22:01 and 04:52. It will become accessible at around 22:01, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:27, 42° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:52 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2374
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h23m [2] |
| Declination: | −13°15' [2] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: | 8.00 (V) [3] 8.46 (B) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 9.0 arcmin |
| Distance: | 1.5 kpc 4.8 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.46 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -2.83 |
Sources