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NGC 2395 — Open Cluster in Gemini

Open Cluster Good (53/100)
Magnitude 8.0m OpenCluster Gemini (Gem) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 8.0
Angular Size 4.6′
Cl, pRi, C

Position & Identifiers

RA 07h 27m 12.8s
Dec +13° 36' 29.5"
Constellation Gemini (Gem)
Catalog NGC 2395

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 Dec – Feb (peak: Jan)

4 Eyepiece View

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 2395 · 4.6′ diameter

5 Best Magnification

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6 Classification Decoder

Nearby in the Sky

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

NGC 2355
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 10.0 2.5° Gemini
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Hard+
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Galaxy mag 13.0 4.8° Gemini
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Medium+
Small bright planetary nebula
Planetary Nebula mag 9.2 7.3° Gemini
NGC 2420
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 8.3 8.4° Gemini
NGC 2304
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 10.0 8.9° Gemini
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