RA 169.3640° · Dec -62.7251° · openngc
8 more points to reach Common.
IC 2714 is a trash cluster. It sits in the constellation Car and shines at apparent magnitude 8.2.
IC 2714 is a trash cluster worth 7 points across 1 science badge. Explore its facts, badges and place on the sky map, then add it to your dex on Spacedle.
Look for IC 2714 in the constellation Car. At apparent magnitude 8.2, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, IC 2714 is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.
IC 2714 scores 7 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 8 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 1 science badge — Star cluster — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.