NGC 2354
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 2354, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 2354
H VII 16, h 438, GC 1507, C 0712-256, OCl 639.0
| Type | Open Cluster |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 6.5 |
| Size | 18.2' |
| Right Ascension | 7h 14' 1" (2000) |
| Declination | 25° 43' 26" S |
| Constellation | Canis Major |
| Description | Cl, cRi, lC |
| Classification | III 2 m |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Oct 25, 2023 Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 76x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
A large region of enhanced galactic starfield, a scattering of 10th magnitude stars over a haze of unresolved background stars about 15' in diameter, rich, partially resolved, not a convincing cluster visually, 40' north of 27 CMa, 1.5° northeast of Wezen
Andrew Cooper
Mar 2, 2019 Kaʻohe, Mauna Kea, HI (map)
28cm f/10 SCT, NexStar 11" GyPSy @ 80x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
A large, coarse open cluster, hardly more than a clump of Milky Way starfield, about 20' across, poorly detached, a coarse sprinkling of stars with a haze of dimmer stars
Andrew Cooper
Apr 14, 2007 Pu'u Kuainiho (map)
76mm f/6 APO
Good sized at 20' across, rich, fully resolved, roughly round, NGC2362 1.25° northeast
Andrew Cooper
Mar 20, 2004 Farnsworth Ranch, Pima Co., AZ (map)
28cm f/10 SCT Nexstar 11
Large, dim, rich, about 100 stars in a 20' patch, rich winter Milky Way star field, arranged in clumps and chains
Other Data Sources for NGC 2354
Nearby objects for NGC 2354
17 objects found within 120'
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NGC 2354