NGC 2396
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 2396, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 2396
| Type | Open Cluster |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 7.4 | Right Ascension | 7h 28' 2.9" (2000) |
| Declination | 11° 43' 11" S |
| Constellation | Puppis |
| Description | Cl, vL, vlC |
| Classification | III 3 p |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Mar 23, 2020 Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 61x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
A modest cluster, 10' diameter, rich, resolved, a knot in a very rich galactic starfield
Other Data Sources for NGC 2396
Nearby objects for NGC 2396
9 objects found within 120'
| Czernik30 | Haffner 6 | Haffner 8 |
| HR 2859 | NGC 2368 | NGC 2374 |
| NGC 2413 | Ru24 | U Monocerotis |
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NGC 2396