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NGC 2982 - Open Cluster in Vela

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -57.14°   Az: 96.67°   Direction: East

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’ 37”
15h 14m 43s
00h 57m 43s

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

NGC 2982 - Open Cluster in Vela is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK