Melotte 186 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , Melotte 186 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:52 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 50° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:29.
|
Name
Melotte 186
|
Object type
Open cluster
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 18h01m [1] |
| Declination: | +03°00' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ophiuchus |
| Magnitude: | 3.00 (V) [1] |