NGC2180 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC2180 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:40, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:59, 53° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:36, 29° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2180
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h09m [2] |
| Declination: | +04°42' [2] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 9.00 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 910.0 parsec 2966.6 lightyrs [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.80 |
Sources