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NGC 2243 — Open Cluster in Canis Major

Open Cluster Good (45/100)
Magnitude 9.4m OpenCluster Canis Major (CMa) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 9.4
Angular Size 5.1′
F Cl, st 9...11

Position & Identifiers

RA 06h 29m 34.5s
Dec -31° 16' 52.7"
Constellation Canis Major (CMa)
Catalog NGC 2243

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Easy 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 2243 · 5.1′ diameter

5 Best Magnification

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6 Classification Decoder

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Easy
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Easy
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Galaxy mag 10.4 4.4° Canis Major
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Easy
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Collinder 121
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 2.6 8.8° Canis Major
Collinder 132
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 3.6 9.8° Canis Major
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