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NGC 2175 — Open Cluster in Orion

Open Cluster Excellent (65/100)
Magnitude 6.8m OpenCluster Orion (Ori) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 6.8
Angular Size 5.4′
*8 in neb

Position & Identifiers

RA 06h 09m 48.0s
Dec +20° 19' 00.0"
Constellation Orion (Ori)
Catalog NGC 2175

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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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 2175 · 5.4′ diameter

5 Best Magnification

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6 Classification Decoder

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

TV Gem
Easy
Variable star, range 6.3–7.5
Variable Star mag 6.56 1.6° Gemini
NGC 2129
Easy
Rich open cluster
Open Cluster mag 6.7 3.6° Gemini
NGC 2158
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 8.6 3.8° Gemini
Collinder 89
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 5.7 3.8° Gemini
IC 2157
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 8.4 3.9° Gemini
M1
Crab Nebula
Medium+
Supernova remnant
Supernova Remnant mag 8.4 8.4° Taurus
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