IC 2395 is an open cluster in Vela
IC 2395 (MWSC 1537) is an open cluster in the constellation Vela . It shines at magnitude 4.6 and spans 6′. It is an easy target in binoculars, and it is highest in the evening sky in March.
Open cluster: a loose group of a few dozen to a few thousand young stars born together from one cloud of gas. They drift apart over a few hundred million years and lie in the disk of the Milky Way.
Finding IC 2395 from γ2 Vel
γ2 Vel
IC 2395
VELA
IC 2395 lies 5.6° east of γ2 Vel , the magnitude 1.8 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 2395 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -28° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -53° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -68° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -78° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -70° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -50° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -69° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -88° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -72° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -66° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -82° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -60° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -72° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -62° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 62° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 60° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 72° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 67° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 82° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 69° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole southern hemisphere and north to about 42°N, and never sets south of 42°S.
The distance to IC 2395 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 2395
8 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2670, open cluster, 49′ NGC 2660, open cluster, 57′ NGC 2645, open cluster, 2.0° NGC 2659, open cluster, 3.2° NGC 2736 Pencil Nebula, H II region, 3.7° NGC 2669, open cluster, 4.8° IC 2391 Omicron Velorum Cluster, open cluster, 4.9° NGC 2547, open cluster, 5.4°
IC 2395 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Vela Designations IC 2395, MWSC 1537 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 08h 42.5m Declination (J2000) -48° 09′ Magnitude 4.6 Apparent size 6′ Radial velocity 18 km/s Best with Binoculars Best month March Catalog page IC 2001 to 2500
