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Collinder 107 — Open Cluster in Monoceros

Open Cluster Excellent (64/100)
Magnitude 5.1m OpenCluster Monoceros Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 5.1
Angular Size 29 arcmin
Open Cluster

Position & Identifiers

RA 06h 37m 42.0s
Dec +04° 43' 60.0"
Constellation Monoceros
Catalog Cr 107

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Easy Easy Easy
150mm Newt. Easy Easy Easy
C8 203mm Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Easy on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Nov – Jan (peak: Dec)

4 Eyepiece View

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50x TFOV: 1.0° Lim. mag: 13.6
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Collinder 107 · 29.0′ diameter

5 Best Magnification

Nearby in the Sky

Other targets within a few degrees — pan your scope a little and keep exploring.

Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Easy
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Open cluster
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Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 4.6 1.2° Monoceros
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Easy
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Medium+
Emission nebula — try an OIII filter
Emission Nebula mag 6.0 1.5° Monoceros
T Mon
Easy
Pulsating variable, period 27.0d
Variable Star mag 5.98 3.9° Monoceros
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