Type | Open Cluster |
---|---|
Magnitude | 8.5 |
Size | 10' |
Right Ascension | 6h 13' 45.9" (2000) |
Declination | 12° 48' 24" N |
Constellation | Orion |
Description | Cl, L, Ri, gvmCM |
Classification | III 1 r |
Andrew Cooper
Feb 20, 2022 Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 76x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
Bright and obvious, rich, 5' diameter, partially resolved, distinct in a very rich galactic starfield
Andrew Cooper
Dec 12, 2004 Sentinel, AZ (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet
Dim, rich, several hundred members in an irregular clump, rich galactic star field
73 Orionis | HD 42477 | |
PK197-2.1 |
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