Astronomy:NGC 2354

From HandWiki
NGC 2354
NGC 2354 (taken from Stellarium)
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationCanis Major[1]
Right ascension 07h 14m 10s[2]
Declination–25° 41.4′[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)6.5[1]
Apparent dimensions (V)18′[1]
Physical characteristics
Other designationsCr 131
See also: Open cluster, List of open clusters

NGC 2354 is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Canis Major.[1] It lies 2 degrees southwest from NGC 2362 and northeast of Delta Canis Majoris. About 15 member stars are visible through binoculars.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Finlay, Warren H. (2014). Concise Catalogue of Deep-Sky Objects. The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series (2nd ed.). Springer Cham. p. 203. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-03170-5. ISBN 978-3-319-03169-9. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NGC 2354 -- Open (galactic) Cluster". SIMBAD. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=NGC+2354. 
  3. ↑ Kambic, Bojan (2009). Viewing the Constellations with Binoculars: 250+ Wonderful Sky Objects to See and Explore. New York, New York: Springer. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-387-85355-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=3vxLNPNHOcwC&pg=PA230. 

Template:NGC objects:2000-2499