NGC 2542 is a double star in Puppis
NGC 2542 (2MASS J08111631-1255371, BD-12 2385) is a double star in the constellation Puppis . It shines at magnitude 4.7. It is an easy target in binoculars, and it is highest in the evening sky in March.
Star: a single, double or multiple star that a 19th-century observer listed as a nebula or cluster, usually because of a faint companion or haze in the telescope. It keeps its catalog number.
Finding NGC 2542 from Tureis
Tureis
NGC 2542
PUPPIS
NGC 2542 lies 11.4° north of Tureis , the magnitude 2.8 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2542 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -56° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -62° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -62° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -72° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -81° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -83° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 64° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 76° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -63° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -76° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -23° 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: 68° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 84° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 82° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 63° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 72° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 63° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 13° 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 77°N, and never sets south of 77°S.
The distance to NGC 2542 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2542
14 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2539, open cluster, 12′ NGC 2525, late spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 2517, lenticular galaxy, 2.2° NGC 2578, lenticular galaxy, 2.5° NGC 2506, open cluster, 3.5° NGC 2612, lenticular galaxy, 5.5°
NGC 2542 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Puppis Designations NGC 2542, 2MASS J08111631-1255371, BD-12 2385, HD 68290, HIP 40084, IDS 08066-1238 AB, SAO 153942, TYC 5434-3731-1 Type double star Right ascension (J2000) 08h 11.3m Declination (J2000) -12° 56′ Magnitude 4.7 (B 5.6) Best with Binoculars Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
