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NGC 2298 — Globular Cluster in Puppis

Globular Cluster Good (46/100)
Magnitude 9.4m GlobularCluster Puppis (Pup) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 9.4
Angular Size 4.8′
glob. cl. , B, pL, iR, gbM, rr

Position & Identifiers

RA 06h 48m 60.0s
Dec -36° 00' 00.0"
Constellation Puppis (Pup)
Catalog NGC 2298

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Medium+ Medium+ Medium
150mm Newt. Easy Easy Easy
C8 203mm Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Easy on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Nov – Jan (peak: Dec)

4 Eyepiece View

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 2298 · 4.8′ diameter · N up, E left

5 Best Magnification

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6 Classification Decoder

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 2310
Medium
Edge-on galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.0 5.0° Puppis
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Easy
Easy double, sep 5.0″
Double Star mag 5.80 5.1° Canis Major
Pi Puppis Cluster
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 2.1 5.7° Puppis
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