NGC 2414 is an open cluster in Puppis
NGC 2414 (MWSC 1263) is an open cluster in the constellation Puppis . It shines at magnitude 7.9 and spans 5.4′. 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 2414 from Sirius
Sirius
NGC 2414
PUPPIS
NGC 2414 lies 11.6° east of Sirius , the magnitude -1.4 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 2414 is highest in the evening in February
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -44° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 23° 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: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 33° 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: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -62° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -62° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -70° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -69° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -75° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -74° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -75° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -74° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 69° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -69° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 76° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 75° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 77° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 76° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 71° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 70° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -27° 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: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 63° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 62° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -20° 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 75°N, and never sets south of 75°S.
The distance to NGC 2414 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2414
24 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
M47 Messier 47, open cluster, 1.3° NGC 2409, open cluster, 1.8° NGC 2423, open cluster, 1.8° M46 Messier 46, open cluster, 2.2° NGC 2438, planetary nebula, 2.2° NGC 2374, open cluster, 3.1° NGC 2440, planetary nebula, 3.5° NGC 2360 Caroline's Cluster, open cluster, 3.7°
NGC 2414 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Puppis Designations NGC 2414, MWSC 1263 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 07h 33.2m Declination (J2000) -15° 27′ Magnitude 7.9 (B 8.3) Apparent size 5.4′ Radial velocity 74 km/s Best with Small telescope Best month February Catalog page NGC 2001 to 2500
