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Other deep sky objects in Mensa
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NGC 2016 - Open Cluster in Mensa

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -37.86°   Az: 200.98°   Direction: South-South-West

NGC 2016 is a Open Cluster in the Mensa constellation. NGC 2016 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2016 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 2016 - Open Cluster in Mensa star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2016 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.8 arcmin) and minor (1.8 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 31m 24s
-69° 55’ 41”
03h 41m 51s
09h 13m 15s

J2000

05h 31m 38s
-69° 56’ 44”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2016 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 2016 - Open Cluster in Mensa.

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Finder chart for NGC 2016 - Open Cluster in Mensa.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 2016 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2016 is a visual representation of it.
1.8 arcmin
1.8 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

NGC 2016 - Open Cluster in Mensa is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK