Collinder 135
Overlaid DSS image of Collinder 135, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around Collinder 135
Cr 135, C 0715-367, Lund 312, OCl 700
| Type | Open Cluster |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 2.1 |
| Size | 49' |
| Right Ascension | 7h 17' 27" (2000) |
| Declination | 37° 2' 38" S |
| Constellation | Puppis |
| Description | 13"-vB, vvL, nC, scattered 38* at 60X |
| Classification | IV 2 p |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Nov 23, 2023 Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 76x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%
A bright and large group of stars forming a 30' triangle anchored on the south by the 2.7 magnitude star Ahadi, the cluster is bright and obvious, visible in the 50mm finder, sparse with only a handful of stars that includes Ahadi to the south, HR 2770 on the northwestern corner, and the bright pair υ1 Pup / υ2 Pup at the northeastern corner, the group creating lovely field
Other Data Sources for Collinder 135
Associated objects for Collinder 135
Nearby objects for Collinder 135
4 objects found within 60'
| Ahadi | HD 56779 | |
| Upsilon2 Puppis |
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Collinder 135