Open cluster
NGC 3114 (NGC3114)
In Carina (Car) • Magnitude 4.2 • 12 arcminutes
Open the free AstroPlanner with NGC 3114 pre-selected, scored against your telescope, location, and the live cloud forecast.
Open cluster in Carina.
NGC 3114 at a glance
| Catalog IDs | N 3114 |
| Type | Open cluster |
| Constellation | Carina (Car) |
| Right ascension | 10h 02m 29s |
| Declination | -60° 07' 50" |
| Apparent magnitude | 4.20 |
| Angular size | 12.3 × 12.3 arcmin |
| Max altitude at 45°N | Below horizon |
| Best imaging months | Feb, Mar, Apr |
How to image NGC 3114
NGC 3114 sits in the constellation Carina at right ascension 10h 02m 29s and declination -60° 07' 50". To frame and integrate it well, AstroPlanner will compute the optimal moonless window for tonight from your location, the field-of-view fit against your sensor and focal length, the suggested total integration time given your aperture and sky Bortle class, and a cloud-aware schedule that drops it from the plan if your nearest cloud forecast spike overlaps the best altitude window.