Type | Open Cluster |
---|---|
Magnitude | 6 |
Size | 15' |
Right Ascension | 6h 51' 46" (2000) |
Declination | 0° 27' 36" N |
Constellation | Monoceros |
Description | Cl, Ri, L, iF, st L & S |
Classification | I3r |
Andrew Cooper
Mar 14, 2004 Sycamore House, Tucson, AZ (map)
28cm f/10 SCT Nexstar 11
Decent cluster even with the city lights, 50 or so members scattered across 15' arranged in clumps, a large clump with some brighter stars on the west with several dimmer clumps to the east
Rev. T.W. Webb
May 19, 1885 Hardwick, Herefordshire, England (map)
Bright galactic cluster, resembling three arms of a cross.― Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes, T. W. Webb, 1917
18 Monocerotis | BD+00 1660 | Bochum 2 |
Collinder 115 | Dolidze 24 | Dolidze 25 |
HD 49434 | HD 49933 | |
NGC 2282 |
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