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NGC 2353 — Open Cluster in Monoceros

Open Cluster Excellent (62/100)
Magnitude 7.1m OpenCluster Monoceros (Mon) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 7.1
Angular Size 6.6′
Cl, L, lC, one vB*

Position & Identifiers

RA 07h 14m 30.3s
Dec -10° 15' 57.2"
Constellation Monoceros (Mon)
Catalog NGC 2353

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Easy Easy Easy
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 Dec – Feb (peak: Jan)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 2353 · 6.6′ diameter

5 Best Magnification

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6 Classification Decoder

Nearby in the Sky

Other targets within a few degrees — pan your scope a little and keep exploring.

Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 2343
Easy
Rich open cluster
Open Cluster mag 6.7 1.6° Monoceros
NGC 2368
Hard+
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 12.0 1.6° Monoceros
NGC 2335
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 7.2 1.9° Monoceros
NGC 2345
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 7.7 3.3° Canis Major
R CMa
Medium
Eclipsing binary, period 1.1d
Variable Star mag 5.70 6.2° Canis Major
NGC 2438
Hard+
Planetary nebula — try an OIII filter
Planetary Nebula mag 10.0 8.0° Puppis
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