Collinder 96 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , Collinder 96 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:45, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:59, 52° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 06:13, 32° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
Collinder 96
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h30m [1] |
| Declination: | +02°52' [1] |
| Constellation: | Monoceros |
| Magnitude: | 7.30 (V) [1] |