Collinder 96 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , Collinder 96 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:47 (PDT) – 3 hours and 32 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 30° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:18.
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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] |