NGC2509 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC2509 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:27, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:33, 28° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:31, 22° 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] |
| Distance: | 912.0 parsec 2973.1 lightyrs [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.50 |
Sources