NGC2506 (Open cluster)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC2506 will become visible at around 20:23 (PDT), 42° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 00:52.

Name NGC2506
Object type Open cluster
Other names
C 54[5]
NGC 2506[2]
Cr 170[3]
Mel 80[4]
Position
Right ascension:08h00m [2]
Declination:−10°46' [2]
Constellation:Monoceros
Magnitude:7.60 (V) [5]
8.28 (B) [2]
Angular dimensions:10.8 arcmin
Distance:3.5 kpc
11.3 klyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.68
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-5.10

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