The open cluster IC 2156
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , IC 2156 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:01 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 35° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:12, 73° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:40, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC 2156
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.