The "37" Cluster (NGC2169)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , the "37" Cluster is visible between 18:56 and 04:39. It will become accessible at around 18:56, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:48, 69° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:39 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
The "37" Cluster (NGC2169)
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h08m [2] |
| Declination: | +13°57' [2] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 5.90 (V) [3] 5.99 (B) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 7.2 arcmin |
| Distance: | 1.1 kpc 3.4 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.09 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.21 |
Sources