NGC 2409
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 2409, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 2409
h 3086, GC 1543, C 0728-168, Lund 1128, Bochum 4, Bo 4
| Type | Open Cluster |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 7.3 |
| Size | 16' |
| Right Ascension | 7h 31' (2000) |
| Declination | 17° 13' S |
| Constellation | Puppis |
| Description | Cl, S but B, *8...10 |
| Classification | II3M n |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Nov 12, 2023 Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 136x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%
Small, bright and obvious, a 2' clump of half a dozen 9th to 12th magnitude stars centered on the 8th magnitude HD 59934, coarse, fully resolved
Rev. T.W. Webb
May 19, 1885 Hardwick, Herefordshire, England (map)
Brilliant group, 8-10mg.― Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes, T. W. Webb, 1917
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NGC 2409