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NGC 2132 - Open Cluster in Pictor

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -35.80°   Az: 216.18°   Direction: South-West

NGC 2132 is a Open Cluster in the Pictor constellation. NGC 2132 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2132 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 2132 - Open Cluster in Pictor star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2132 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (7.8 arcmin) and minor (7.8 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 56m 03s
-59° 55’ 31”
04h 51m 18s
10h 47m 21s

J2000

05h 55m 44s
-59° 55’ 40”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2132 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 2132 - Open Cluster in Pictor.

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Finder chart for NGC 2132 - Open Cluster in Pictor.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 2132 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2132 is a visual representation of it.
7.8 arcmin
7.8 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

NGC 2132 - Open Cluster in Pictor is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK