NGC 2175 & NGC 2175

OPEN CLUSTER ASSOCIATED WITH NEBULOSITY

ORION

 (Image Centred at ra 6h:09m / dec +20:19)

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January 2016 - Camping La Porteña, San Antonio de Areco, Buenos Aires, Argentina

DATA

Type: Open cluster associated with nebulosity 

Visual brightness: 6.8 for NGC 2175

Apparent diameter: 18 arc minutes

Distance: 6350 light years

IMAGE INFORMATION

TELESCOPE: 8" Orion Optics UK Mirror with Televue Paracorr (1150 mm focal length)

CAMERA: QSI 583 WS

FILTERS: Baader LRGB

SKY CONDITIONS: rural skies, foggy night

EXPOSURES: LRGB (30,40,30,40)

OBJECT DESCRIPTION AND IMAGE SESSION

A lesser known jewel in the Constellation of Orion. Following Simbad, NGC 2175 is an associated group of stars involved with a HII region identified by NGC 2174 and also catalogued as Sh2-252  It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before 1654 and independently discovered by Karl Christian Bruhns in 1857. The central star is SAO 78049 with visual magnitude of 7.55.

The object is located in the northern side of the Orion Nebula close to the limit of Gemini. By the time the picture was taken NGC 2175 crossed the Meridian at 31º from the horizon.