NGC2112 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 21 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC2112 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:35, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:35, 48° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:29, 22° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC2112
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
Right ascension: | 05h53m [2] |
Declination: | +00°24' [2] |
Constellation: | Orion |
Magnitude: | 9.10 (V) [3] |
Distance: | 940.0 parsec 3064.4 lightyrs [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -0.77 |
Sources