NGC2186 (Open cluster)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC2186 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:25, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:45, 53° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:31, 27° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC2186
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Object type
Open cluster
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h12m [2] |
| Declination: | +05°27' [2] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 8.70 (V) [3] 9.20 (B) [2] |
| Distance: | 2.7 kpc 8.8 klyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.50 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.46 |
Sources