Type | Open Cluster |
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Magnitude | 9.4 | Right Ascension | 6h 2' 55.1" (2000) |
Declination | 10° 26' 47" N |
Constellation | Orion |
Description | F, pS, dif |
Classification | II 3 r |
Andrew Cooper
Jan 14, 2018 Kaʻohe, Mauna Kea, HI (map)
28cm f/10 SCT, NexStar 11" GyPSy @ 80x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
A faint cluster in a very rich galactic starfield, a clump of very faint stars about 10' across, large, rich, fully resolved
Abell 12 | Mu Orionis | |
PK198-6.1 |
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