NGC2489 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2489 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:56 (PDT), 22° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:21, 25° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 22:57, when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC2489
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h56m [2] |
| Declination: | −30°03' [2] |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Magnitude: | 7.90 (V) [4] 8.58 (B) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 4.2 arcmin |
| Distance: | 4.0 kpc 12.9 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.68 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.09 |
Sources