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TimezoneEurope/Madrid
Sunrise: 7:05 
Transit: 14:22 
Sunset: 21:38
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NGC 2982 - Open Cluster in Vela

Below the horizon.  Rise: 14:11 | Tran: 17:05 | Set: 19:58
Alt: -12.12°   Az: 223.24°   Direction: South-West

NGC 2982 is a Open Cluster in the Vela constellation. NGC 2982 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 2982 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 2982 - Open Cluster in Vela star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2982 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 42m 59s
-44° 08’ 39”
04h 35m 52s
14h 18m 51s

J2000

09h 41m 59s
-44° 01’ 37”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2982 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 2982 - Open Cluster in Vela.

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Finder chart for NGC 2982 - Open Cluster in Vela.

Rise and Set Times

Location: Málaga MA (ES)
Latitude: 36° 43’ 12” N
Longitude: 4° 25’ 13” W
Timezone: Europe/Madrid

Today's NGC 2982 - Open Cluster in Vela rise, transit and set times from Málaga MA (ES) are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Madrid):

Azimuth: 134.1°
Max altitude: 9.1°
Azimuth: 225.9°