NGC2396 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2396 is visible between 19:06 and 02:10. It will become accessible at around 19:06, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:38, 44° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:10 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2396
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h28m [2] |
| Declination: | −11°43' [2] |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Magnitude: | 7.40 (V) [3] |
| Angular dimensions: | 6.6 arcmin |
| Distance: | 588.0 parsec 1916.9 lightyrs [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.45 |
Sources