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NGC 2253 — Open Cluster in Camelopardalis

Open Cluster Fair (29/100)
Magnitude 12.9m OpenCluster Camelopardalis (Cam) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.92
Angular Size 1.4′ × 1.1′
Position Angle 130°
Galaxy Type Spiral (Sc)
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Position & Identifiers

RA 06h 42m 24.0s
Dec +66° 19' 60.0"
Constellation Camelopardalis (Cam)
Catalog NGC 2253

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. V. hard V. hard Imp.
150mm Newt. Hard+ Hard V. hard+
C8 203mm Medium Hard+ 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 2253 · 1.4′ diameter

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6 Classification Decoder

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

IC 2179
Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 12.6 3.7° Camelopardalis
12 Lyn
Medium+
Tight double — a rewarding split at 1.9″
Double Star mag 4.87 6.9° Lynx
2 Lyn
Hard+
Pulsating variable, period 7.2h
Variable Star mag 4.48 7.8° Lynx
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