NGC 2972 - Open Cluster in Vela
NGC 2972 is a Open Cluster in the Vela constellation. NGC 2972 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.
The image below is a photograph of NGC 2972 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).
Key facts about NGC 2972
NGC 2972 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: -12.0°
Azimuth: 175.3°
Direction: South
See also NGC 2972 rise and set times.
Given its visual magnitude of 9.9, NGC 2972 is visible with the help of a binocular with a 80mm aperture or a small telescope.
Photometric information of NGC 2972
The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 2972 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 2972
The following table reports NGC 2972 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2972 is a visual representation of it.Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 2972
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 2972 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2972 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 and set times of NGC 2972 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
NGC 2972 - Open Cluster in Vela is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom