IC2157 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2157 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:06 (PST), 34° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:22, 80° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:37, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC2157
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h04m [1] |
| Declination: | +24°04' [1] |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: | 8.40 (V) [1] 8.91 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.7 arcmin |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.51 |
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