NGC 2374 is an open cluster in Canis Major
NGC 2374 (MWSC 1206) is an open cluster in the constellation Canis Major . It shines at magnitude 8.0 and spans 9′. It is best in a small telescope, 4 to 6 inches, and it is highest in the evening sky in February.
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 2374 from Sirius
Sirius
NGC 2374
CANIS MAJOR
NGC 2374 lies 10.0° east of Sirius , the magnitude -1.4 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2374 is highest in the evening in February
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -42° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -39° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -52° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -61° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -59° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -47° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -70° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -66° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -76° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -71° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -77° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -72° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 73° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 69° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -72° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 79° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 73° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -64° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 78° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 73° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 70° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 67° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 62° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 59° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 22° 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 2374 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2374
29 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2359, H II region, 1.3° NGC 2396, open cluster, 1.8° NGC 2360 Caroline's Cluster, open cluster, 2.8° NGC 2368, open cluster, 3.0° NGC 2414, open cluster, 3.1° NGC 2423, open cluster, 3.3° M47 Messier 47, open cluster, 3.3° NGC 2353, open cluster, 3.8°
NGC 2374 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Canis Major Designations NGC 2374, MWSC 1206 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 07h 23.9m Declination (J2000) -13° 16′ Magnitude 8.0 (B 8.4) Apparent size 9′ Radial velocity 27 km/s Best with Small telescope Best month February Catalog page NGC 2001 to 2500
