NGC2396 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2396 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:12, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:17, 37° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:36, 28° 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] |
| Distance: | 588.0 parsec 1916.9 lightyrs [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.45 |
Sources