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Collinder 62 — Open Cluster in Auriga

Open Cluster Excellent (67/100)
Magnitude 4.2m OpenCluster Auriga Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 4.2
Angular Size 35 arcmin
Open Cluster

Position & Identifiers

RA 05h 22m 53.0s
Dec +41° 04' 51.0"
Constellation Auriga
Catalog Cr 62

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 62 · 35.0′ 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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Easy
Open cluster
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Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 7.4 5.3° Auriga
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Hard+
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 12.0 5.4° Auriga
17 Aur
Medium
Eclipsing binary, period 4.1d
Variable Star mag 6.14 7.4° Auriga
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