NGC2129 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2129 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:01 (PST), 27° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:45, 79° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:59, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2129
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h01m [2] |
| Declination: | +23°19' [2] |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: | 6.70 (V) [3] 7.31 (B) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.9 arcmin |
| Distance: | 2.2 kpc 7.2 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.61 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -5.01 |
Sources