IC2156 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC2156 will become visible at around 20:20 (EDT), 55° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:39.
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Name
IC2156
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h04m [2] |
| Declination: | +24°09' [2] |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Distance: | 2.1 kpc 6.8 klyr [1] |
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