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NGC 2352 - Open Cluster in Canis Major

Above the horizon.  Rise: 17:39 | Tran: 21:21 | Set: 1:07
Alt: 4.84°   Az: 139.83°   Direction: South-East

NGC 2352 is a Open Cluster in the Canis Major constellation. NGC 2352 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 2352 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 2352 - Open Cluster in Canis Major star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2352 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (4.8 arcmin) and minor (4.8 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 14m 08s
-24° 05’ 25”
21h 00m 59s
04h 15m 07s

J2000

07h 13m 05s
-24° 02’ 45”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2352 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 2352 - Open Cluster in Canis Major.

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Finder chart for NGC 2352 - Open Cluster in Canis Major.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 2352 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2352 is a visual representation of it.
4.8 arcmin
4.8 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 2352 - 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: 114.1°
Max altitude: 14.4°
Azimuth: 245.9°