NGC2126 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC2126 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:54 (PST), 30° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:22, 74° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:45, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC2126
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 2126[2]
Cr 78[3]
Mel 39[4]
Position
Right ascension:06h02m [2]
Declination:+49°51' [2]
Constellation:Auriga
Magnitude:10.20 (V) [4]
Angular dimensions:5.4 arcmin
Distance:1.1 kpc
3.6 klyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.01

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