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TimezoneAsia/Jakarta
Sunrise: 5:52 
Transit: 11:43 
Sunset: 17:34
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NGC 2135 - Globular Cluster in Dorado

Above the horizon.  Rise: 3:19 | Tran: 10:30 | Set: 17:37
Alt: 22.96°   Az: 163.33°   Direction: South-South-East

NGC 2135 is a Globular Cluster in the Dorado constellation. NGC 2135 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Given its visual magnitude of 12.05, NGC 2135 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 8 inches (200mm) or more.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2135 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 2135 - Globular Cluster in Dorado star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2135 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.5 arcmin) and minor (1.5 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 53m 31s
-67° 25’ 31”
21h 06m 08s
02h 59m 39s

J2000

05h 53m 35s
-67° 25’ 45”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2135 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 2135 - Globular Cluster in Dorado.

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Finder chart for NGC 2135 - Globular Cluster in Dorado.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 2135 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).

12.22
12.05

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 2135 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2135 is a visual representation of it.
1.5 arcmin
1.5 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Patemon, Indonesia
Latitude: 7° 04’ 09” S
Longitude: 110° 24’ 09” E
Timezone: Asia/Jakarta

Today's NGC 2135 - Globular Cluster in Dorado rise, transit and set times from Patemon, Indonesia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Jakarta):

Azimuth: 157.4°
Max altitude: 29.6°
Azimuth: 202.6°