NGC2409 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2409 is visible between 23:59 and 05:01. It will become accessible at around 23:59, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 02:30, 31° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:01 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2409
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h31m [2] |
| Declination: | −17°11' [2] |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Magnitude: | 7.30 (V) [2] 7.48 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 2.3 kpc 7.5 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.18 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.50 |
Sources