NGC2175 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2175 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:10, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:16, 76° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:57, 73° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC2175
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
Right ascension: | 06h09m [2] |
Declination: | +20°29' [2] |
Constellation: | Orion |
Magnitude: | 6.80 (V) [3] 7.00 (B) [2] |
Distance: | 1.6 kpc 5.3 klyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.20 |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -4.26 |
Sources