NGC 2533 is an open cluster in Puppis
NGC 2533 (MWSC 1432) is an open cluster in the constellation Puppis . It shines at magnitude 7.6 and spans 5′. It is best in a small telescope, 4 to 6 inches, 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 NGC 2533 from Tureis
Tureis
NGC 2533
PUPPIS
NGC 2533 lies 5.6° south of Tureis , the magnitude 2.8 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 2533 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -43° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -56° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -59° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -63° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -69° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -69° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -78° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 21° 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: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -70° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -84° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -78° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -61° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -69° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 69° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 68° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 79° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 71° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 85° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 70° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 79° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 24° 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 60°N, and never sets south of 60°S.
The distance to NGC 2533 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2533
15 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2520, open cluster, 1.8° NGC 2489, open cluster, 2.3° NGC 2571, open cluster, 2.6° NGC 2567, open cluster, 2.6° NGC 2580, open cluster, 3.1° NGC 2483, open cluster, 3.2° NGC 2559, barred spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 2587, open cluster, 3.6°
NGC 2533 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Puppis Designations NGC 2533, MWSC 1432 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 08h 07.1m Declination (J2000) -29° 53′ Magnitude 7.6 (B 8.1) Apparent size 5′ Radial velocity 35 km/s Best with Small telescope Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
