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NGC 2160 — Open Cluster in Dorado

Open Cluster Fair (29/100)
Magnitude 12.2m OpenCluster Dorado (Dor) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.16
Angular Size 1.4′
pF, pS, R, gbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 05h 58m 12.8s
Dec -68° 17' 22.6"
Constellation Dorado (Dor)
Catalog NGC 2160

2How easy to spot?

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

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

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Nov – Jan (peak: Dec)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 2160 · 1.4′ diameter

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6 Classification Decoder

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 2156
Medium
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 11.38 0.2° Dorado
NGC 2164
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 10.0 0.2° Dorado
NGC 2159
Medium
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 11.38 0.3° Dorado
NGC 2172
Medium
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 11.75 0.4° Dorado
NGC 2154
Hard+
Compact globular cluster
Globular Cluster mag 11.79 1.0° Dorado
NGC 2069
Medium+
Diffuse nebula
Diffuse Nebula mag 10.10 1.9° Dorado
Tarantula Nebula
NGC 2070
Medium+
Emission nebula — try an OIII filter
Emission Nebula mag 8.0 1.9° Dorado
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