NGC 4349
Scientific overview
NGC 4349 is an open cluster in the constellation Crux. It shines at apparent magnitude 7.4 and spans about 6.3 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 4349
| Distance | 6,491 ly | SIMBAD · catalogued |
| Physical size (major axis) | 11.894484 ly | SIMBAD · derived |
| Radial velocity | -11.94 ± 0.09 km/s | SIMBAD · measured |
| Right ascension (ICRS) | 186.047917 deg | SIMBAD · measured |
| Declination (ICRS) | -61.866111 deg | SIMBAD · measured |
Full field-level provenance
- Distance: Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · mesDistance · dist · 2022MNRAS.509..421N · distance indicator: paral · catalogued value · source value 1.99 kpc · 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 · 2021A&A...647A..19T · 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 Crux
| Object | Type | Mag | Size (′) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coalsack ClusterC 98 · NGC 4609 | Open cluster | 6.9 | 5.4 |
| NGC 4103NGC 4103 | Open cluster | 7.4 | 7.8 |
| NGC 4439NGC 4439 | Open cluster | 8.4 | 4.5 |
| NGC 4052NGC 4052 | Open cluster | 8.8 | 5.1 |
| NGC 4337NGC 4337 | Open cluster | 8.9 | 6.6 |
| Herschel's Jewel BoxC 94 · NGC 4755 | Open cluster | — | 7.8 |
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.