NGC2509 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2509 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:57 (PDT), 33° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:21, 36° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:20, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2509
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h00m [2] |
| Declination: | −19°03' [2] |
| Constellation: | Puppis |
| Magnitude: | 9.30 (V) [4] |
| Angular dimensions: | 4.8 arcmin |
| Distance: | 912.0 parsec 2973.1 lightyrs [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.50 |
Sources