The open cluster NGC 2158

From Fairfield , NGC 2158 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:01 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 34° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:14, 72° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:43, when it sinks below 22° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC 2158
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Object Type
Open Cluster
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Constellation: | Gemini |
Magnitude: | 8.60 (V) [3] 9.49 (B) [2] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.89 |
Right ascension: | 06h07m [2] |
Declination: | +24°05' [2] |
Distance: | 5.1 kpc 16.5 klyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -4.93 |
All times shown in Fairfield local time.