NGC 2143
DSS image of NGC 2143
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 2143, 60' x 60' with north at top and west to the right

Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 2143
h 374, GC 1338

Type  Open Cluster
Magnitude  
Right Ascension  6h 3' 1.6"  (2000)
Declination  5° 49' 53" N
Constellation  Orion
Description  Cl, L, pRi, vlC, st 10
Observing Notes

Andrew Cooper
Jan 25, 2020    Kaʻohe, Mauna Kea, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 175x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%

Large 10', coarse, fully resolved, a clump of brighter 9-11 magnitude stars in a right starfield, centered on a half dozen brighter members
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NGC 2143