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NGC 956 — Open Cluster in Andromeda

Open Cluster Good (45/100)
Magnitude 9.0m OpenCluster Andromeda (And) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 9.0
Angular Size 4.5′
Cl, pRi, st 9...15

Position & Identifiers

RA 02h 32m 30.9s
Dec +44° 35' 36.6"
Constellation Andromeda (And)
Catalog NGC 956

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Easy Easy Medium+
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 Sep – Nov (peak: Oct)

4 Eyepiece View

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 956 · 4.5′ 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.

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Galaxy mag 10.0 2.9° Andromeda
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Variable Star mag 2.12 7.5° Perseus
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Easy
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Open Cluster mag 8.4 7.8° Perseus
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Easy
Scattered bright open cluster
Open Cluster mag 5.7 9.4° Andromeda
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