NGC 2546 is an open cluster in Puppis
NGC 2546 (MWSC 1447) is an open cluster in the constellation Puppis . It shines at magnitude 6.3 and spans 17′. 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 NGC 2546 from Naos
Naos
NGC 2546
PUPPIS
NGC 2546 lies 2.9° northeast of Naos , the magnitude 2.2 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 2546 is highest in the evening in March
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -49° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -63° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -67° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -69° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -77° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -71° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -85° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -68° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -81° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -62° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -72° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 63° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 72° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 70° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 81° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 72° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 86° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 27° 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 52°N, and never sets south of 52°S.
The distance to NGC 2546 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 2546
7 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 2546 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Puppis Designations NGC 2546, MWSC 1447 Type open cluster Right ascension (J2000) 08h 12.3m Declination (J2000) -37° 36′ Magnitude 6.3 (B 6.4) Apparent size 17′ Radial velocity 16 km/s Best with Binoculars Best month March Catalog page NGC 2501 to 3000
