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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:12 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:41
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NGC 2394 - Open Cluster in Canis Minor

Above the horizon.  Rise: 10:29 | Tran: 17:03 | Set: 23:36
Alt: 31.32°   Az: 237.70°   Direction: West-South-West

NGC 2394 is a Open Cluster in the Canis Minor constellation. NGC 2394 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 2394 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 2394 - Open Cluster in Canis Minor star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2394 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 29m 58s
+07° 01’ 58”
03h 06m 44s
10h 36m 43s

J2000

07h 28m 36s
+07° 05’ 11”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2394 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 2394 - Open Cluster in Canis Minor.

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Finder chart for NGC 2394 - Open Cluster in Canis Minor.

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 2394 - Open Cluster in Canis Minor rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 83.0°
Max altitude: 45.6°
Azimuth: 277.0°