NGC2141 (Open cluster)

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

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From Northridge , NGC2141 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:37 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 45° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:24.

Name NGC2141
Object type Open cluster
Other names
NGC 2141[2]
Cr 79[3]
Position
Right ascension:06h02m [2]
Declination:+10°26' [2]
Constellation:Orion
Magnitude:9.40 (V) [3]
10.43 (B) [2]
Distance:4.0 kpc
13.1 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):1.03
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-3.63

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