NGC2112 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 21 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC2112 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:20 (PST), 38° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:08, 56° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:21, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC2112
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 2112[2]
Cr 76[3]
Position
Right ascension:05h53m [2]
Declination:+00°24' [2]
Constellation:Orion
Magnitude:9.10 (V) [3]
Angular dimensions:21.0 arcmin
Distance:940.0 parsec
3064.4 lightyrs [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-0.77

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