In Evidence
Other deep sky objects in Puppis
- Messier 47 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2542 - Double Star
- NGC 2477 - Open Cluster
- Messier 46 - Open Cluster
- Messier 93 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2546 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2520 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2539 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2423 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2439 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2571 - Open Cluster
- Mel071 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2409 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2482 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2567 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2396 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2533 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2483 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2489 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2414 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2421 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2453 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2298 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 2587 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2509 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2440 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 2451 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2479 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2580 - Open Cluster
- Mel072 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2432 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2455 - Open Cluster
- IC 2206 - Star
- NGC 2438 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 2427 - Galaxy
- NGC 2559 - Galaxy
- NGC 2310 - Galaxy
- NGC 2525 - Galaxy
- NGC 2588 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2566 - Galaxy
- NGC 2452 - Planetary Nebula
- IC 2367 - Galaxy
- IC 2311 - Galaxy
- NGC 2401 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2501 - Galaxy
- NGC 2578 - Galaxy
- NGC 2328 - Galaxy
- NGC 2517 - Galaxy
- NGC 2201 - Galaxy
- IC 2377 - Galaxy
- NGC 2200 - Galaxy
- IC 2375 - Galaxy
- NGC 2579 - Star Cluster + Nebula
- NGC 2568 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2430 - Open Cluster
- IC 2379 - Galaxy
- NGC 2564 - Galaxy
- NGC 2428 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2220 - Other Classification
- NGC 2448 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2413 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2425 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2467 - Star Cluster + Nebula
- IC 500 - Galaxy
NGC 2421 - Open Cluster in Puppis
NGC 2421 is a Open Cluster in the Puppis constellation. NGC 2421 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.
- NGC 2421 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom . See also rise and set times.
- Given its visual magnitude of 8.3, NGC 2421 is visible with the help of a binocular with a 40-50mm aperture or a small telescope.
Photometric information of NGC 2421
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 2421 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).
For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.
Apparent size of NGC 2421
The following table reports NGC 2421 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2421 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 2421
The image below is a photograph of NGC 2421 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 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 2421
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 2421 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2421 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Rise ans set times of NGC 2421 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's NGC 2421 - Open Cluster in Puppis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):