IC 2156
Overlaid DSS image of IC 2156, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around IC 2156
| Type | Asterism |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | |
| Size | 3.5' |
| Right Ascension | 6h 4' 50.6" (2000) |
| Declination | 24° 9' 37" N |
| Constellation | Gemini |
| Description | A&H: Asterism 6' north of IC 2157 |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Dec 30, 2015 Waikoloa, HI (map)
28cm f/10 SCT, NexStar 11" Gypsy @ 233x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%
An even more dubious cluster than neighboring IC2157, a few stars, otherwise nothing remarkable at the coordinates (while IC2157 is probably a cluster, the status of IC2156 seems a little less clear, possibly an asterism)
Harold Corwin
IC 2156 may be a part of IC 2157 (centered just six arcmin south), but I think it's more likely just a chance grouping of about a dozen stars. There is certainly no nebulosity involved, though Espin claims to have seen some on a photographic plate. His terse description reads, "Jan. 11 [1900] coarse cluster, a nebulous object on photographic plate".
Other Data Sources for IC 2156
Nearby objects for IC 2156
5 objects found within 60'
| 1 Geminorum | 2 Geminorum | IC 2157 |
| NGC 2129 | NGC 2158 |
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IC 2156