NGC2158 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2158 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:51, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:06, 80° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:58, 74° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC2158
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h07m [2] |
| Declination: | +24°05' [2] |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: | 8.60 (V) [4] 9.49 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 5.1 kpc 16.5 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.89 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.93 |
Sources