NGC 2374

Scientific overview

NGC 2374 is an open cluster in the constellation Canis Major. It shines at apparent magnitude 8 and spans about 9 arcminutes of sky.

Difficulty

Small telescope

Recommended equipment

≈ 80–100 mm telescope

Best observed

Winter (evening sky)

Best hemisphere

Both (equatorial)

Guidance follows standard observing practice, derived from the object's real magnitude and position. A dark, moonless sky always helps.

RA / Dec

7.3989h / -13.2634°

Hemisphere

Both

Season

Winter

Object	Type	Mag	Size (′)
NGC 2362C 64 · NGC 2362	Open cluster	4.1	7.2
M 41M 41 · NGC 2287	Open cluster	4.5	12
NGC 2354NGC 2354	Open cluster	6.5	4.8
Caroline's ClusterC 58 · NGC 2360	Open cluster	7.2	9
NGC 2384NGC 2384	Open cluster	7.4	4.8
NGC 2345NGC 2345	Open cluster	7.7	6.9
NGC 2367NGC 2367	Open cluster	7.9	5.4
NGC 2383NGC 2383	Open cluster	8.4	4.2

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data
Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.

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