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NGC 2184 - Open Cluster in Orion

Above the horizon.  Rise: 1:48 | Tran: 7:29 | Set: 13:09
Alt: 34.38°   Az: 191.97°   Direction: South-South-West

NGC 2184 is a Open Cluster in the Orion constellation. NGC 2184 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2184 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 2184 - Open Cluster in Orion star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2184 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (6.6 arcmin) and minor (6.6 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 12m 13s
-03° 30’ 08”
00h 39m 29s
06h 51m 43s

J2000

06h 10m 59s
-03° 29’ 43”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2184 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart NGC 2184 - Open Cluster in Orion star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 2184 - Open Cluster in Orion.

Finder chart NGC 2184 - Open Cluster in Orion star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 2184 - Open Cluster in Orion.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 2184 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2184 is a visual representation of it.
6.6 arcmin
6.6 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's NGC 2184 - Open Cluster in Orion rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 93.5°
Max altitude: 35.0°
Azimuth: 266.5°