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.
Observation guide
Guidance follows standard observing practice, derived from the object's real magnitude and position. A dark, moonless sky always helps.
Location in the sky
Precision measurements
Distances and velocities from SIMBAD · NGC 2374
| Distance | 3,953 ly | SIMBAD · catalogued |
| Physical size (major axis) | 10.34897 ly | SIMBAD · derived |
| Radial velocity | 27.2 ± 0.1 km/s | SIMBAD · measured |
| Right ascension (ICRS) | 111.015833 deg | SIMBAD · measured |
| Declination (ICRS) | -13.235 deg | SIMBAD · measured |
Full field-level provenance
- Distance: Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · mesDistance · dist · 2021A&A...651A.104P · distance indicator: paral · catalogued value · source value 1212 pc · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Physical size (major axis): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · derived (OpenNGC angular size × SIMBAD distance) · physical size = angular size × distance (small-angle); angular size from OpenNGC, distance from SIMBAD mesDistance · derived · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Radial velocity: Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · rvz_radvel · 2017A&A...600A.106C · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Right ascension (ICRS): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · ra · 2021A&A...647A..19T · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
- Declination (ICRS): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · dec · 2021A&A...647A..19T · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
Physical size is derived from the OpenNGC angular size and the catalogued distance (small-angle: size = angle × distance). This is a Galactic object: its Doppler shift is shown as a radial velocity, not a cosmological redshift. Fields a source did not provide are omitted, never invented.
Other objects in Canis Major
| 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 |
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data
Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.