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NGC 2571 - Open Cluster in Puppis

Above the horizon.  Rise: 6:57 | Tran: 9:52 | Set: 12:47
Alt: 2.26°   Az: 148.08°   Direction: South-South-East

NGC 2571 is a Open Cluster in the Puppis constellation. NGC 2571 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Given its visual magnitude of 7, NGC 2571 is visible with the help of a small binocular.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2571 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 2571 - Open Cluster in Puppis star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2571 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (7.2 arcmin) and minor (7.2 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 19m 56s
-29° 49’ 39”
21h 29m 54s
05h 49m 51s

J2000

08h 18m 56s
-29° 44’ 57”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2571 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 2571 - Open Cluster in Puppis star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 2571 - Open Cluster in Puppis.

Finder chart NGC 2571 - Open Cluster in Puppis star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 2571 - Open Cluster in Puppis.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 2571 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).

7.16
7

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 2571 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2571 is a visual representation of it.
7.2 arcmin
7.2 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 2571 - Open Cluster in Puppis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 119.8°
Max altitude: 8.7°
Azimuth: 240.2°