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NGC 4337 - Open Cluster in Crux

NGC 4337 is a Open Cluster in the Crux constellation. NGC 4337 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

NGC 4337
Open Cluster
Crux
Available Resources for NGC 4337 - Open Cluster in Crux

Photometric information of NGC 4337

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 4337 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).

9.44
8.9

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

Apparent size of NGC 4337

The following table reports NGC 4337 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 4337 is a visual representation of it.
6.6 arcmin
6.6 arcmin

Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 4337

The image below is a photograph of NGC 4337 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).

Image of NGC 4337 - Open Cluster in Crux star
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DSS2 image of NGC 4337 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (6.6 arcmin) and minor (6.6 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 4337

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 4337 are provided in the following table:

12h 24m 02s
-58° 07’ 26”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 4337 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 4337 - Open Cluster in Crux star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 4337 - Open Cluster in Crux.

Finder chart NGC 4337 - Open Cluster in Crux star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 4337 - Open Cluster in Crux.

Rise ans set times of NGC 4337 from your location

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

NGC 4337 - Open Cluster in Crux is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt