NGC2453 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2453 is visible between 20:01 and 00:11. It will become accessible at around 20:01, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 22:06, 28° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 00:11 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2453
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h47m [2] |
| Declination: | −27°11' [2] |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Magnitude: | 8.30 (V) [3] 8.39 (B) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.0 arcmin |
| Distance: | 2.1 kpc 7.0 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.09 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.36 |
Sources