NGC2180 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC2180 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:50 (PDT) – 3 hours and 24 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 28° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:11.
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 4.2 arcmin |
| Distance: | 910.0 parsec 2966.6 lightyrs [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.80 |
Sources