NGC2432 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC2432 will become visible at around 20:23 (PDT), 33° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:09.

Name NGC2432
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 2432[2]
Cr 157[3]
Mel 73[4]
Position
Right ascension:07h40m [2]
Declination:−19°04' [2]
Constellation:Puppis
Magnitude:10.20 (V) [4]
Angular dimensions:5.4 arcmin
Distance:1.9 kpc
6.2 klyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-1.19

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