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NGC 2318 - Open Cluster in Canis Major

Above the horizon.  Rise: 3:15 | Tran: 8:01 | Set: 12:48
Alt: 23.10°   Az: 198.14°   Direction: South-South-West

NGC 2318 is a Open Cluster in the Canis Major constellation. NGC 2318 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2318 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 2318 - Open Cluster in Canis Major star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2318 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (4.5 arcmin) and minor (4.5 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 00m 35s
-13° 44’ 02”
01h 08m 33s
08h 09m 09s

J2000

06h 59m 26s
-13° 41’ 53”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2318 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 2318 - Open Cluster in Canis Major star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 2318 - Open Cluster in Canis Major.

Finder chart NGC 2318 - Open Cluster in Canis Major star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 2318 - Open Cluster in Canis Major.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 2318 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2318 is a visual representation of it.
4.5 arcmin
4.5 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 2318 - Open Cluster in Canis Major rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 103.7°
Max altitude: 24.8°
Azimuth: 256.3°