NGC2141 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2141 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:02 (PST), 22° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:39, 66° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:21, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2141
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h02m [2] |
| Declination: | +10°26' [2] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 9.40 (V) [3] 10.43 (B) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 5.4 arcmin |
| Distance: | 4.0 kpc 13.1 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.03 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.63 |
Sources